Mintage: 20,100                                                                     

Scarcity: This Carson City date is one of the keys to the Liberty Seated Dime series.  It is considered very scarce in 
circulated grades through VF.  It becomes rare in EF-AU and excessively rare in Mint State.
 
Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R4+, F-VF R5, EF-AU R5+, MS R7+       

Comments: All Carson City dimes from 1871 through 1874 are found with wider reeding than coinage from the Philadelphia 
or San Francisco mints.  Additionally, only one reverse die was used to strike the Carson City mintage for those four 
years.  Both of these characteristics can be used as a diagnostic to verify Carson City dimes from 1871 through 1874. 
Carson City dimes are typically found with surface porosity as many have been found in the ground.  Larry Briggs also 
notes in his Comprehensive Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters that "The Carson City mint was known 
to shortcut their annealing process and instead of using 90% silver, 10% copper mixture, used pure Comstock silver."  
Without copper in the alloy to harden the silver, Carson City dimes would be highly susceptible to environmental factors. 
 
All four Carson City dates from 1871 through 1874 continue to see considerable upward pricing movement at auctions for 
original and problem free examples. Present CoinValues pricing do not reflect the continued escalation of prices. 
  
Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues)

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