1850-O HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4346
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 690,000
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 MS-61. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 6856, not illustrated, sold for $690.00
AU. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 289,
sold for $207.00
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild
Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 477, not illustrated,
sold for $218.00
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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