1836 HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4299
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,900,000
Proofs: est. 10
Designer: William
Kneass
Diameter: 15.5
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 89.25%
Copper - 10.75%
Weight: ±1.35
grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmarks: None
(all coins of this type were struck at Philadelphia)
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Superior
Stamp & Coin
Varieties (7):
LM-1 - Rare
LM-2 - Scarce
LM-3 - Very Common
LM-4 - Common
LM-5 - Common
LM-6 - Scarce
LM-7 - Very Scarce
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-64. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7,
2000, Lot 6102, "V-6, LM-5, Small 5C", not plated, sold for $776.25
MS-62. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 551, "Valentine-6, LM-5, Small C" at
$345.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated "Large 5C" example graded by PCGS is
a single MS-67.
The finest Uncirculated "Small 5C" examples graded by PCGS are 2
MS-67's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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