1840-O HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4322, 4327
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 935,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±15.9
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±20.6
grains (±1.3 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below DIME on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 6833, "Drapery", not illustrated, sold for $2,415.00
Ex: Eliasberg Collection
Notes:
The finest "No Drapery" examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-64's.
The finest "Drapery" example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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