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The 1882 Seated Liberty Dime has a mintage of just 3.9 million minted! Finding the 1882 Seated Liberty Dime in a high grade is more difficult and expensive than the lower grades. In this case, the very fine condition is what this 1882 Seated Liberty Dime is considered and will contain medium wear, beginning to lack in detailing, especially around Liberty herself. The Seated Liberty Quarter design is no different, revealing a soft-spoken warrior, seated as her picture is drawn. She holds a flag in one hand, while her other hand rests on the shield by her feet. There are 13 stars above her headed, honoring the original 13 colonies of the US. The reverse reveals solely the coin's denomination.
The Seated Liberty series is one of the earlier coin collections that consisted of every coin matching in means of its design. Minted from 1837-1891, the Seated Liberty coin series goes down in history as one of the longest standing coin collections, after the modern Washington Quarter series. For a time, there was a misunderstanding of a law that coins needed to be minted for at least 25 years before being replaced. It wouldn't be until the end of the Barber coin series that this misunderstanding would be redirected. The Philadelphia Mint was established in 1792, by the original Founding Fathers, and as flourished in coin production ever since. Before the Denver Mint, the Philadelphia Mint was the lead coin producer in all of the US, outshining any of her sister mint branches.