1860-O HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4378
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,060,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes, modified by James B. Longacre; Reverse by James B. Longacre
Diameter: ±15.9
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±19
grains (±1.2 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below DIME on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2,
2001, Lot 7977, not illustrated, sold for $690.00 From the Collection
of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko
MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries'
"Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3024
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6895, not illustrated, sold for
$155.25
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex
- Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 459, not
plated, sold for $299.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-67's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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