1866-S HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4389
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 120,000
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:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Eliasberg -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 3031
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000
Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6907, not illustrated, sold for
$402.50
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild
Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 484, not illustrated,
sold for $276.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-66's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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