1805 HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4272
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 15,600
Proofs: None
Designer: Robert Scot
(based on a design by Gilbert Stuart)
Diameter: ±16.5
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - ±89.2%
Copper - ±10.8%
Weight: ±21 grains
(±1.3 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (all examples of
this date and type were struck at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mint)
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Images courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Varieties
(1):
Valentine 1 - Very Scarce
Significant
examples:
"Almost Uncirculated." Ex
- David Bullowa sale, May 24, 1952, Lot 1021, sold for $88.00 - John
Jay Pittman - David Akers Numismatics, Inc. "John Jay Pittman
Collection - Part One", October 21-23, 1997, Lot 430, illustrated,
"Possibly The Second Or Third Finest Known".
Recent
appearances:
Fine-12 Damaged, Cleaned.
Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach
Sale", October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6720, not illustrated, sold for
$603.75
ANACS graded Sharpness
of VF-20 Net G-6, Damaged-Graffiti. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins
& Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16,
18-20, 2001, Lot 1541, illustrated, sold for $690.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 AU-58's.
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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