half dimes
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Seated Liberty half dimes of 1853 to 1855 display arrow heads at the date to indicate the coins were struck of the reduced weight of 1.24 grams (or 19.2 grains. Earlier half dimes have a weight of 1.34 grams.) of .900 fine silver.
Bust Half Dimes
There are a few 1794 half dimes known that have been categorized by NGC as Specimen strikings but the first true Proofs were made in 1829.
No half dimes were struck in 1798 and 1799. The coin was again minted in 1800 with the same Draped Bust obverse, but with a new reverse by Robert Scot that copied the heraldic eagle device from the Great Seal of the United States.
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1794 to 1873 Half Dimes
The Half Dime is a silver coin, valued at five cents, formerly minted in the United States.
The denomination was one of the original coins first authorized in 1792, and production began in 1794.
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Capped Bust Half Dimes
Seated Liberty Half Dime
Seated Liberty Dime
Barber Dimes
Mercury Dime
Twenty Cent Piece
Capped Bust Large Size Quarter Dollar
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Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar
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Half Dimes
Bust Half Dime Value
An historic and important US coin, Bust half dime values have steadily risen over the years. Scarce and in demand by collectors and dealers, the state of preservation is important to collectors.
Early Half Dimes (1794-1837)
After the 1792 pieces, half dimes were next struck in quantity bearing the dates 1794 and 1795.
Bust Half Dimes : Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse
(All are rare)
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Bust Half Dimes : Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse
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Seated Half Dimes Began at Philly
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In fact, the 1840 with drapery is better except in G-4 and the PCGS totals are very low in Mint State with just 33 graded and only five of them being MS-65 ...
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Half Dimes 1837, 1837, 1847, 1853-O
1838 Seated Liberty Half Dime Fine Condition
1837 HALF DIME SEATED!! PCGS F12 NO STARS SMALL DATE!!! ...
Half dimes in silver were made in this country from 1794 to 1873. They were eventually replaced by the nickel five-cent piece first minted in 1866.
Arrows half dimes are easily collected in all but the highest grades. There are no real "stoppers" in the three-year set, but the New Orleans coins are considerably more elusive and expensive than those from the Philadelphia Mint.
Two worn 1792 half dimes, or "disme" as it was originally spelled, also were sold at the convention for $14,950 and $69,000, respectively.
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If you are seeking half dimes and nickels by type you should also go to our U.S. Classic Type Coins web page for a nice selection of these coins for your collection.
the Liberty Seated design type used for silver coins from half dimes through dollars and various subtypes therein. designer The individual responsible for a particular motif used for a numismatic series. device Any specific design element.
Valentine is perhaps best remembered for his extensive collection of United States half dimes, which he exhibited at the American Numismatic Society in 1914.
Half Dimes - on the reverse side within or below the wreath.
Dimes - on the reverse side. On the older dimes it is below or within the wreath. On Mercury type dimes (1916 to 1945) on the reverse to the lower left of the fasces.
Silver was hoarded, a situation that stripped commercial and banking channels of half dimes, dimes, quarter dollars, half dollars, and silver dollars. Mintages of gold coins increased to take up the slack for the missing silver coins.
Why then were Seated Liberty half dimes still being struck? Perhaps Mint officials were unsure as to whether the new nickel five-cent coin would be accepted-if not, then perhaps they would have to focus again on silver half dime coins.
These coins were much smaller than dimes, in diameter and thickness, appearing to be "half dimes".
For twenty-five years from 1806 until 1829, no half dimes were struck. Then, in 1829, the federal government finally issued over 1 million of them. Many millions more were made over the next forty years.
Prior to introduction of the nickel, five-cent pieces were very small silver coins called half dimes.
The first United States silver coins were struck in 1794: dollars, halves and half dimes. The early half dimes were charming little coins and weighed only some 20 grains. There was no mark or indication of value on these coins until 1829.
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She can even look a little oafish on some dimes and half dimes. Wear on coins of any denomination can make her look old and haggardly, though it typically doesn't change her appearance greatly.
Composed of an alloy of copper and nickel, as for example, U.S. 5 cent coins (other than half dimes) and Canadian 5 cent coins produced since 1982.
currency
Paper money.
cupro-nickel (or copper-nickel)
Composed of an alloy of copper and nickel, as for example U.S. 5 cent coins (other than half dimes) and Canadian 5 cent coins produced since 1982.
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Paper money ...
A specific motif placed upon coinage which may be used for several denominations and subtypes, e.g., the Liberty Seated design type used for silver coins from half dimes through dollars and various subtypes therein.
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Term applied to coins without arrows by their dates during years when other coins had arrows by the date. (i.e. 1853 Arrows and No Arrows half dimes.)
No Motto
Coins struck without the motto, "IN GOD WE TRUST".
Before 1794 was out, thirty-nine obverse and thirty-nine reverse dies would see service in sixty-three combinations to produce over 900,000 cents. Besides these, the first half dimes, half dollars and dollars, ...
A few examples of reference works on die varieties are: Sheldon (large cents), Valentine (half dimes), Browning (early quarters), Overton (bust half dollars), Van- Allen/Mallis (Morgan silver dollars), and Breen (Us. gold coins $1 through $10).
Die variety - Half Dimes, 1794-1873. VAM# (VAM1-VAM230?) Van Allen and Mallis number (1976). Die variety - Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921. VG (VG8, VG10) Very Good. Grade. VF (VF20, VF30, perhaps VF35) Very Fine. Grade.
into the space created when a piece of a die has broken off cull A coin that is extremely worn and/or damaged cupro-nickel (or copper-nickel) Composed of an alloy of copper and nickel, as for example U.S. 5 cent coins (other than half dimes) ...
 See also: Half dime, Half, Dollar, Silver, Coin
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