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Proof Liberty Seated Half Dimes
Proof Liberty Seated Half Dimes have been struck for each year of the series, although it was not until after 1857 that proof issues were struck in higher quantities and sold to collectors.
The first year of issue for the series in 1837 is the most common for the earlier proof coins with an estimated [...]
Liberty Seated Half Dime Mintage
Liberty Seated Half Dimes were produced between the years 1837 to 1873 inclusive. During this time period, the obverse and reverse designs underwent a series of changes, which create numerous subtypes throughout the series. The denomination also underwent a change in weight in 1853. This year and the following, the denomination would experience its highest [...]
Liberty Seated Half Dime Specifications
Liberty Seated Half Dimes were produced at the Philadelphia, New Orleans, and San Francisco Mint facilities. As usual the Philadelphia minted coins have no mintmark.
New Orleans minted coins of the “no stars” and “stars” subtypes have the “O” mintmark located on the reverse within the wreath, under the denomination. For the “legend on [...]
1870-S Liberty Seated Half Dime
The 1870-S Liberty Seated Half Dime represents a unique rarity in American coinage. Although no half dimes were reportedly struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1870, a single example is known to exist. The coin had turned up in a dealer’s junk box of generic coins in 1978 and was first shown to the [...]
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 [...]