1800 HALF DIME
PCGS Nos: 4264, 4265
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 40,000
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)
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& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Varieties
(4):
Valentine 1 - Scarce
Valentine 2 - LIBEKTY - Very
Scarce
Valentine 3 - Extremely Rare
Valentine 4 - Extremely Rare
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-68.
The finest "LIBEKTY" example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Significant
examples:
See individual varieties
ANACS MS-61. Ex - R.M.
Smythe "Nebraska Part IV", November 17, 2000, Lot 1125
Recent
appearances:
See individual varieties
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
"Federal Half
Dimes 1792-1837" by Russell J. Logan and John W. McCloskey
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