1836 Capped Bust Dime 10C PCGS MS62
1836 Capped Bust Dime. The high mintage for this date is quite misleading, and it is probably twice the number of dimes that were struck with the 1836 date. A study of emission sequences for the various dies used for 1835 and 1836 dimes proves that many of the 1835-dated pieces came after the first striking of 1836-dated dimes.
Only three of each of the obverse and reverse dies are known for this date. These were paired as 1-A, 2-B, and 3-C, with no sharing of dies for 1836-dated dimes.
Though not so noted in popular catalogs, each obverse die is distinctive—one has a Script 8, another has a Block 8, and still another has a Script 8 punched over a Block 8! Of these varieties, JR-2 is common, and the others are only slightly scarce. As noted above, this date is scarcer than its published mintage suggests, though certainly not rare. Mint State pieces exist in smaller numbers than for the common 1833-35 dimes.
1836 Dime Value
According to the NGC Price Guide, as of June 2025, a Dime from 1836 in circulated condition is worth between $30 and $850. However, on the open market, 1836 Dimes in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $51000.
