Archive for February, 2010
1867 Liberty Seated Half Dime
Most Liberty Seated Half Dimes minted in the 1860’s had extremely small mintages due to the Civil War and the non-circulation of silver coins. The lowest mintage took place for the 1867 Liberty Seated Half Dime, which had a mintage of just 8,000 coins struck for circulation. An additional 625 proof coins were produced for [...]
1853-O Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Arrows
The 1853-O Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Arrows represents another tough New Orleans Mint issue, with a low mintage of 160,000 pieces.
After the weight of half dimes, dimes, quarters, and halves were adjusted, arrows were placed on each side of the date to differentiate them from the old standard. In the case of [...]
1846 Liberty Seated Half Dime
The absolute key date of the series is the 1846 Liberty Seated Half Dime. Only 27,000 pieces were produced for circulation, along with a dozen Proofs. Also of note, the New Orleans Mint did not strike half dimes in 1846, making the Philadelphia issue the only one available to date collectors.
The 1846 Half Dime is [...]
1838-O Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Stars
The 1838-O Liberty Seated Half Dime, No Stars was the first branch mint issue of the series and the only issue of this subtype (no stars on obverse) struck at the New Orleans Mint, which had opened during the previous year.
After the initial year of release in 1837, the obverse design of the Seated Liberty [...]