1871-S HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4399
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 161,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes, modified by James B. Longacre; Reverse by James B. Longacre
Diameter: ±15.9
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±19
grains (±1.2 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below DIME on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6918, not
illustrated, sold for $373.75
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6917, not illustrated, sold for
$218.50
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19,
2000, Lot 472, "Dipped", not plated, sold for $138.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-66's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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