No Stars half dimes are very popular. Although very few collectors are still attempting to complete Seated Liberty date sets, higher grade No Stars examples have great eye appeal and are highly coveted by type collectors.
Seated Liberty No Stars Dimes 1837-1838
The decade of the 1830s was shaped by Andrew Jackson's stormy presidency.
No Stars Term applying to the Christian Gobrecht designed Liberty Seated coins without stars.
No Stars - Term referring to the Gobrecht-designed Liberty Seated coins without stars. Also refers to Capped Bust Quarter Eagles of 1796.
No Stars
Unlisted in Breen's First Monograph
Only Variety Missing from the Walter Collection ...
Only No Stars half dimes (and dimes) of 1837-38 accurately reflect Gobrecht's original concept. Liberty is seated on a large rock, holding a pole topped with a Liberty cap.
The initial design had no stars on the obverse. Thirteen stars (symbolizing the 13 original states) were added to the perimeter of the obverse in 1838. These were replaced with the legend "United States of America" in mid-1860.
The earliest versions bore no stars on the obverse...in 1840, thirteen stars were added to the front of the coin...in 1860, the legend "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" replaced the stars. The back of the coin also went through some changes during its life.
A popular coin for collectors, not only distinct for its novel denomination but also for the series having four varieties:
No Stars Obverse
Stars Obverse
Arrows at date
Legend on Obverse ...
There were several minor variants during the period. The initial design had no stars on the obverse. Thirteen stars, symbolizing the 13 original states, were added to the perimeter of the obverse in 1838.
The Liberty Seated design by Mint engraver Christian Gobrecht made its debut in 1837. Philadelphia Mint Liberty Seated half dimes dated 1837 and New Orleans half dimes of 1838 had no stars on the obverse.
The Standing Liberty quarter struck from 1916 to mid-1917. This design features a bare-breasted Miss Liberty, a simple head detail, and no stars under the reverse eagle.
Type One twenty ...
The obverse of these coins depicts a capped head of Liberty surrounded by stars with the exception of some specimens of the quarter eagle dated 1796 where no stars are shown. The reverse is devoted to an eagle in various forms with outstretched neck.
The duality of opinion is evident in the fact that one author describes the two types as "Bare Bosom" and "Covered Bosom", while others focus not on Liberty but instead on the change in star placement on the reverse, calling the two types No Stars ...
MD Medium Date MED Medium MM Mintmark mm Millimeters MOD Moderate M/S Mint Set MS Mint State N/ or n/ No N Narrow N/C No Cents N/D No Drapery N/R No Rays N/S No Stars NGC Numismatic Guarantee ...
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