1879 Ten Cents

HBCC#:

6142

Breen#:

n/a

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

1584

Pollock#:

1777

Charles E. Barber became engraver of the Mint upon the death of his father in 1879. This famous Washlady design was one of his earliest entries in the pattern lineup. The Washlady name was first used by New York Coin & Stamp Company in their 1891 sale of the F.W. Doughty Collection. Liberty’s hair is tied up behind her head to keep it out of the way of the wash! Others have called this the “Society Girl” design. This is one of the highly popular pattern designs, forming a series of silver denomination patterns from dime to silver dollar.

Provenance:

From Stack's sale of the DiBello Collection, May 1970, Lot 324; Rowe & Brownlee, June 24, 1970.

Obverse:

Head of Liberty to left, ribbon with cotton and wheat in hair, LIBERTY on ribbon, hair in large coif behind head, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around, date below.

Reverse:

Wreath of cotton, corn, and wheat with cartouche at top, E PLURIBUS UNUM in cartouche, ONE DIME on two lines at center of beaded circle.

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