1853 HALF DIME - NO ARROWHEADS AT DATE
(see also
1853 Half Dime - Arrowheads at Date)
PCGS No: 4351
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 135,000
Proofs: None known
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: None (for
Philadelphia) below DIME on the reverse
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Image courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Significant examples:
PCGS MS-68.
Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27,
2003, Lot 2367, sold for $18,400.00
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2,
2001, Lot 7972, illustrated, sold for $2,185.00
MS-65 (illustrated above). Ex - Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach
Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3016
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 7971, not illustrated, sold for
$891.25 From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6861, not illustrated, sold for
$632.50
Notes:
The finest "No Arrows" example graded by PCGS is a single
MS-68.
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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