1862 HALF DIME
PCGS Nos: 4381, 4445, 84445
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,492,000
Proofs: 550
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes and 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: None
(for Philadelphia, PA) below DIME on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
Brilliant Proof. Ex- Stack's
"The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 294, sold for $258.75
Ex: Grand Central Convention Sale Paramount, November 1980, Lot 294
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6899, not illustrated, sold for
$1,667.50
PCGS MS-66. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long
Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6111, not plated, sold for $1,322.50
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 7980, not illustrated, sold for
$862.50 From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 7979, not illustrated, sold for
$241.50 From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko
IGC MS-63. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The
Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 482, not
illustrated, sold for $126.00
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 461, not plated, sold for $97.75
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6898, not illustrated, sold for
$115.00
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October
17-19, 2000, Lot 462, not plated, sold for $97.75
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex
- Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 463, not
plated, sold for $80.50
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame Sale",
March 20-21, 2001, Lot 294, not plated, sold for $86.25
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-68's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-67.
The finest Proof Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 3 PRCA-67's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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