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1879 Dime. A very popular pattern, as are others through J-1589, as specialists in regular issues ten-cent pieces have been drawn to them.
Obverse Description
Charles E. Barber’s Society Lady (popularly called Washlady) design, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around, date 1879 below.
Reverse Description
At the center a circle of beads or dots enclosing ONE DIME, around which is an open wreath of wheat and cotton, with E PLURIBUS UNUM in a cartouche above.
Catalog Information
GSID:
14935
Designer:
Charles Barber
Strike Type:
Proof
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Variety:
Washlady, Copper
Variety 2:
J-1585
Coin Date:
1879
Denomination:
P10c
Designation:
PR
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1879
Composition:
Copper
Rarity:
H6
PCGS #:
71962
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Coin Value History
1879 P10c Washlady, Copper, J-1585 PR RB
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1879 P10c Washlady, Copper, J-1585 PR RB
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1879 P10c Washlady, Silver, J-1584 PR
Worth: $6,200 – $26,400
1879 P10c Washlady, Copper, J-1585 PR BN
Worth: $4,800 – $8,640
1879 P10c Morgan Dime, Silver, J-1586 PR
Worth: $5,800 – $36,000
1879 P10c Morgan Dime, Copper, J-1587 PR BN
Worth: $6,200 – $9,840
1879 P10c Morgan Dime, Silver, J-1588 PR
1879 P10c Morgan Dime, Copper, J-1589 PR BN
Worth: $6,500 – $11,400
1879 P25c Washlady, Silver, J-1590 PR
Worth: $11,400 – $43,200
1879 P25c Washlady, Copper, J-1591 PR BN
1879 P25c Silver, J-1593 PR
Worth: $16,000 – $43,200
1879 P25c Copper, J-1594 PR BN
1879 P25c Washlady, White Metal, J-1596 PR
Worth: $45,000 – $45,000
1879 P50c Washlady, Silver, J-1597 PR
Worth: $11,500 – $44,400
1879 P50c Washlady, Copper, J-1598 PR BN
Worth: $9,000 – $27,500
1879 P50c Silver, J-1599 PR
Worth: $13,000 – $32,400
1879 P50c Copper, J-1600 PR BN
Worth: $6,000 – $9,500
10C 1879 J-1585. PCGS PR66 RB CAC
$21,738
1879 Pattern Washlady Dime. Judd-1585, Pollock-1778. Rarity-6+. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 RB (PCGS).
$8,400
1879 10C Washlady Dime, Judd-1585, Pollock-1778, High R.6, PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. This is the famous and popular Washlady...
$11,500
1879 P10C Washlady Dime, Judd-1585, Pollock-1778, High R.6, PR64 Red and Brown Cameo NGC. CAC. ...
$9,106
1879 10C Washlady Ten Cents, Judd-1585, Pollock-1778, R.6, ...
$7,475
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