1863-S HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4383
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 100,000
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: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below DIME on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries'
"Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3028
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries "The ANA 2001 National Money Show
Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 169, sold for $661.25
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6901, not illustrated, sold for
$661.25
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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