1872-S HALF DIME -
MINTMARK BELOW
WREATH
PCGS No: 4401
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 837,000
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 the wreath on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 6922, not illustrated, sold for $1,063.75
MS-64. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1557, not illustrated,
sold for $483.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Superior Galleries "The ANA 2001 National Money Show
Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 174, sold for $402.50
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 6920, not illustrated, sold for $103.50
Choice Extremely Fine. Ex - Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 474, "Breen 3136, Repunched
and Blundered Date", not plated, sold for $184.00 Just 12 specimens
of this variety known to Blythe in 1992
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 7 MS-67's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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