HUNTING FOR HALF DIMES? HALF DIMES: A fascinating series of U.S. coinage which is now extinct. No silver five cent pieces have been minted since 1873*. It is a concise run of about 105 pieces (depending on which varieties one wants to include). Assembling a complete set is a major challenge, yet an attainable goal for one who searches over a period of time. Some collectors attempt the whole series, others from 1829, while some concentrate on the Seated Liberty portion only. Compared with the dimes, quarters, & half dollars of the same era, Half Dimes - as a series - seem to be more attainable & undervalued. For those who relish varieties, the Half Dime series is a rich area, & copies of Valentine's classic United States Half Dimes, Logan & McCloskey's excellent Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837 and Blythe's Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes can lead to many exciting discoveries. These books are highly recommended to all Half Dime collectors. *aside from some 35% silver coinage during WWII CURRENT SELECTION OF HALF DIMES 09/25/2009 For coins 1794-1837, LM designations & rarity ratings from Logan & McCloskey. FLOWING HAIR TYPE HALF DIMES 1795 V-5 LM-8 R3 AG3. Mostly smooth wear. Readable date, partial legends & well outlined Liberty, eagle & wreath. Shallow digs & sm marks both sides. Nearly flat. Scarce. . . . 625.00 DRAPED BUST TYPES OUT OF STOCK - Wanted! BUST HALF DIMES 1830 V-7 LM-7 R2 F15. Nice. Lt scratch, sm dig obv. . 62.50 1832 VF25. Pervasive lite scratches. . . . 27.50 1835 VF20. Sm date, sm 5c. Pleasing. . . . 90.00 1836 VF25. Lg 5c. Cleaned. . . . . . . . . 55.00 NO STARS HALF DIMES 1837 sm dt VF25. Pleasing example. Old lite cleaning. . 135.00 1837 sm dt AU50. Sharp detail & unimpaired fields. Obv med gray & gold highlites. Rev darker gray & attractive peripheral gold toning. . . 450.00 1837 sm dt MS60. Wonderful original dark & lite gray. . 725.00 1838 O VG10. Nice for grade. Scarce date. . . . . . 250.00 STARS OBVERSE, NO DRAPERY HALF DIMES 1838 AG3/FAIR2. A few digs & marks. . . . . . . . . . 6.50 1838 G6. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 1838 VG8. Fairly nice. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1838 AU50. Nice original. Cuds on lower obv rim. 165.00 1839 G5. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 18.50 1839 VF30. Lite toning. Nice. . . . . . . . . . 38.50 1839 O AG3. Sm O. Obv near good. Weak legends rev. 16.50 1839 O G6. Sm O. Old cleaning. Nice for grade. . 29.50 1839 O VF25. Sm O. Scattered digs obv & rev. . . . 30.00 1840 XF40. Nice original. Trivial marks rev field. 77.50 STARS OBVERSE, DRAPERY ADDED HALF DIMES 1840 VF30. Pleasing example. Lite toning. . . . 140.00 1840 O F15. Sm O. Nice for grade. Scarce date. . 165.00 1841 F12. Nice. Couple tiny marks obv field. . 27.50 1841 O XF40. Attractive original. Better date. . . 160.00 1842 MS63. Silver, inigo, & lavender hightlites. 350.00 1842 O VF25. Lite gray original. Nice. Scarce date. 250.00 1843 G6. . . . 20.00. VG8. 22.50. VF20. . . . 35.00 1843 AU55. Incredible rose & indigo toning. . . 165.00 1844 XF40. Pleasing original. . . . . . . . . . 60.00 1844 O G6. Sm O. Upset reverse. Old clean. Decent. 75.00 1844 O ANACS VF20. Sm O. Upset reverse. Lt toning. Nice. 525.00 1845 G5. . . . 18.50. G6. . . 20.00. VG10. . . 25.00 1845 F12. Dark toning. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.50 1845 AU50. Nice toning. Minor hairlines. . . . . 115.00 1846 VF25. Lt peripheral toning. Rare key date. 1750.00 1847 XF45. Pleasing. Old marks rev field. . . . 55.00 1847 XF45. Sharp original. Nice. . . . . . . . . 75.00 1848 VF35. Medium date. Old lite cleaning. . . . 37.50 1848 XF45. Large date. Old lt clean. Toned. Scarce 235.00 1848 MS62. Medium date. Nice surfaces & color. . 285.00 1848 O V-2 G6. Old cleaning. Pleasing appearance. . 35.00 1849 F12. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 32.50 1849 O VG8. Nice original. Better date. . . . . . 40.00 1849 O AU50. Bold strike & clash marks. Lt clean. Sm rev rim mark. Rare in this grade. 750.00 1850 VG10. . 24.50 F12. 27.50. VF25. 40.00. VF35. 45.00 1850 O G5. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1850 O VF35. Pleasing surfaces & color. Sharp. . . 95.00 1850 O AU50. Lovely toning. Scarcer date. . . . . 365.00 1851 XF45. Choice dark & lite gray original. . . 65.00 1851 O G4. Just makes grade. 20.00. F12. Med gray. 35.00 1851 O F15. Original. Nice for grade. . . . . . . 45.00 1851 O XF40. Attractive gold highlites. . . . . . 125.00 1851 O XF45. Nice for this scarce date. . . . . . 150.00 1852 F12. Old lite cleaning. Decent. . . . . . 21.50 1852 O VF25. Nice original. Scarce date. . . . . . 155.00 1853 VF30. No Arrows. Attractive original. Scarce. 225.00 1853 O VG10. No Arrows. Old lite clean. Key date. 450.00 STARS OBVERSE, WITH ARROWS HALF DIMES 1853 VF20. Pleasing dark & lite gray. . . . . . 37.50 1853 VF30. Lite gray. A few trivial field marks. 40.00 1853 XF40. Sharp original. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 1853 XF45. Sharp original. Nice. . . . . . . . . 75.00 1853 AU55. Attractive lite toning. . . . . . . . 135.00 1853 O VF25. Sm hole started at top of head. . . . 14.50 1853 O AU50. Sharp detail. Dipped at one time. . . 130.00 1854 F15. Old lite cleaning. Good eye appeal. . 29.50 1854 VF35. Nice dark & lite gray. . . . . . . . 42.50 1854 XF40. Slightly bent & damaged. Gold highlites. 16.50 1854 XF45. Sharp original. . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00 1854 O VG10. Darker gray. Decent. . . . . . . . . 27.50 1854 O VG10. Old lite cleaning. Good eye appeal. . 25.00 1854 O XF45. Couple short scratches obv field. . . 39.50 1855 XF45. Pleasing dark & lite gray. . . . . . 80.00 1855 O G4. Sm knife point & lt scratch obv. Lt cln. 14.50 1855 O VF25. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 67.50 1855 O XF45. Bold example. Few lt hairlines. Scarce. 175.00 STARS OBVERSE HALF DIMES, RESUMED 1856 G5. Lite corrosion both sides. . . . . . 9.50 1856 F12. Old lite cleaning. Nice overall. . . 24.50 1856 VF25. Pleasing lite gray. Old mark in drapery. 29.50 1856 VF30. Attractive fields, detail & color. . 42.50 1856 XF40. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 57.50 1856 O XF45. Old cleaning, lite hairlines. . . . . 79.50 1857 VG10. Slightly rough. 2 Sm digs. . . . . . 14.50 1857 VG10. Decent lite gray example. . . . . . . 22.50 1857 F12. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1857 F15. Pleasing medium gray. . . . . . . . . 27.50 1857 XF40. Short obv scratch under dark toning. 39.50 1857 AU50. Nice detail, fields & color. Appealing. 125.00 1857 O VG10. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 1857 O VF35. Attractive original. . . . . . . . . 55.00 1858 G4. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 1858 F12. Slightly rough. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.50 1858 F15. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 1858 O G4. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 17.50 1858 O F15/VF20. Original. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 1858 O VF20. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 1859 AU50. Very sharp strike for this 1 year type. 145.00 1859 O VF20. Dark & lite gray. . . . . . . . . . . 32.50 LEGEND OBVERSE HALF DIMES 1860 XF40. Pleasing original. . . . . . . . . . 47.50 1860 O F12. Nice original example. . . . . . . . 27.50 1860 O XF45. Tiny rim nick else nice. . . . . . . 55.00 1860 O AU50. Sharp. Pretty toning. . . . . . . . . 125.00 1861 G6/VG10. No "Liberty" on ribbon else nice VG. 20.00 1861 AU50. Bright & silvery, gold highlites. . . 90.00 1862 VF35. Dark obv toning. . . . . . . . . . . 49.50 1862 AU50. Pleasing original. . . . . . . . . . 105.00 1862 AU58. Nice surfaces toned gold indigo & rose. 125.00 1862 MS60. Attractive original. Sharp. . . . . . 150.00 1863 AU50. Lovely lite toning. Scarce date. . . 625.00 1863 S MS63. Beautiful gold toning. Scarce date. . 1250.00 1864 VG10. Old lite cleaning. Rare key date. . . 675.00 1864 S XF40. Attractive original medium gray. Scarce date. Tough Civil War era S-mint. . . 375.00 1865 PROOF65. Beautiful toning. Rare key date. . . 1650.00 1865 S XF40. Nice original. Scarce date. . . . . . 250.00 1866 PROOF50. Pleasing dark toning but lt hairlines. 575.00 1866 S XF40. Attractive original. Better date. . . 225.00 1867 PROOF58. Dipped, lite rub. Rare date. . . . . 675.00 1867 NGC PROOF65. Beautifully toned & reflective surfaces. Sharp strike. Low mintage key date. . 1850.00 1867 S AU50. Attractive but re-engraved drapery. . 59.50 1868 VG10. Old lite cleaning. Decent. . . . . . 100.00 1868 S XF40. Litely cleaned. . . . . . . . . . . . 62.50 1869 XF40. Pleasing album toning. Nice. . . . . 85.00 1869 S VF30. Nice original. . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 1870 VG10. Weak reverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.50 1870 VF20. Steel gray original. . . . . . . . . 35.00 1871 F15. Medium gray. Tiny rim tick. Nice look. 20.00 1871 VF20. Ancient cleaning. Attractive lite gray. 30.00 1871 AU50. Nice example. . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.00 1871 S XF40. Nice original. Better date. . . . . . 100.00 1871 S AU50. Cleaned, beginning to retone. No real wear to speak of. Couple sm edge marks. 125.00 1872 VF25. Pleasing dark toning. . . . . . . . . 32.50 1872 AU50. Beautiful toning. Nice. . . . . . . . 90.00 1872 S AU50. Mm above bow. Nice for grade. . . . . 97.50 1872 S AU50. Mm below bow. Nice for grade. . . . . 97.50 1873 F15. Old cleaning. Lite rim toning. . . . 29.50 1873 XF45. Old lt cleaning & retoning. . . . . . 67.50 1873 S XF40. Litely toned. Nice. . . . . . . . . . 65.00 1873 S MS63. Lovely golden toning. Scarce. . . . . 250.00 Policies: 1. All coins are nice & problem free (for grade) unless otherwise noted. ANA grading conservatively applied. Over 30 years experience. All coins accurately described. 2. All coins kept in bank, but most orders shipped within 24 hours. 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