½ Dime "Seated Liberty Half Dime" with stars, no arrows
Features
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1838-1859 |
| Value | 1/2 Dime = 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 1.24 g |
| Diameter | 15.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| References |
KM#
62
|
Obverse
A seated bust of Liberty dividing 13 stars above representing the original 13 colonies and the date below
Lettering:
LIBERTY
1850
Christian Gobrecht was the third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1840 until his death in 1844. He was responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar. Reverse
The value within a wreath and the country name around the rim
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HALF
DIME
Christian Gobrecht was the third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1840 until his death in 1844. He was responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar. Edge
Reeded
Mints
| United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
| O | United States Mint, New Orleans, United States |
Comments
KM#62.1 does not have drapery, whereas KM#62.2 does have drapery. KM#62 has a weight of 1.34 grams, whereas KM#A62 has a reduced weight of 1.24 grams.
Overdate varieties exist for 1849. When 1849/8 definitely does exist, there is some question about the 1849/6 and whether it too is, in fact, an 1849/8.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 2,225,000 | 2.45 | 50.67 | 8% | KM#62.1 Large stars | |||||||
| 1838 | 2% | KM#62.1 Small stars | ||||||||||
| 1839 | 1,069,150 | 4% | KM#62.1 | |||||||||
| 1839 O | 1,291,600 | 4% | KM#62.1 | |||||||||
| 1840 | 1,034,000 | 21.37 | 4% | KM#62.1 (without drapery) | ||||||||
| 1840 | 310,085 | 2% | KM#62.2 (with drapery) | |||||||||
| 1840 O | 695,000 | 1.4% | KM#62.1 (without drapery) | |||||||||
| 1840 O | 240,000 | 1.8% | KM#62.2 (with drapery) | |||||||||
| 1841 | 1,150,000 | 5% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1841 O | 815,000 | 2% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1842 | 815,000 | 9.84 | 4% | KM#62.2 | ||||||||
| 1842 O | 350,000 | 1.2% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1843 | 1,165,000 | 3% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1844 | 430,000 | 1.7% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1844 O | 220,000 | 0.6% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1845 | 1,564,000 | 9.72 | 7% | KM#62.2 | ||||||||
| 1846 | 27,000 | 0.3% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1847 | 1,274,000 | 4% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1848 | 2.0% | KM#62.2 Large date | ||||||||||
| 1848 | 668,000 | 1.8% | KM#62.2 Medium date | |||||||||
| 1848 O | 600,000 | 2.0% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1849 | 1,309,000 | 6% | KM#62.2 Overdate varieties exist (1849/8 or 1849/6) | |||||||||
| 1849 O | 140,000 | 0.9% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1850 | 955,000 | 5% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1850 O | 690,000 | 1.7% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1851 | 781,000 | 3% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1851 O | 860,000 | 38.35 | 4% | KM#62.2 | ||||||||
| 1852 | 1,000,500 | 5% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1852 O | 260,000 | 1.1% | KM#62.2 | |||||||||
| 1853 | 135,000 | 8% | KM#62.2 Without date arrows | |||||||||
| 1853 O | 160,000 | 1.8% | KM#62.2 Without date arrows | |||||||||
| 1856 | 4,880,000 | 9.09 | 22.93 | 16% | KM#A62.2 | |||||||
| 1856 O | 1,100,000 | 4% | KM#A62.2 | |||||||||
| 1857 | 7,280,000 | 7.41 | 10.69 | 15.55 | 24.23 | 32.28 | 31% | KM#A62.2 | ||||
| 1857 O | 1,380,000 | 10.10 | 6% | KM#A62.2 | ||||||||
| 1858 | 3,500,000 | 8.07 | 16.37 | 27.98 | 15% | KM#A62.2 Overdate variety exists (1858 over upside-down 1858) | ||||||
| 1858 | 300 | 0.5% | KM#A62.2 Proof | |||||||||
| 1858 O | 1,660,000 | 20.75 | 6% | KM#A62.2 | ||||||||
| 1859 | 340,000 | 2% | KM#A62.2 | |||||||||
| 1859 | 800 | 0.3% | KM#A62.2 Proof | |||||||||
| 1859 O | 560,000 | 2% | KM#A62.2 | |||||||||
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