1864-S HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4385
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 90,000
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:
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 6903, illustrated, sold for $4,025.00
MS-63 PVC. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5485, not illustrated, not sold
MS-63 PVC. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Santa Clara Signature Sale", November 16-17,
2000, Lot 5218, not illustrated, sold for $632.50 Ex: Philadelphia
2000 Signature Sale (Heritage, 8/00), lot 5845
MS-60. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 564 at $368.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 5 MS-66's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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