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 10/07/2011 For coins 1794-1837, LM designations & rarity ratings from Logan & McCloskey. FLOWING HAIR TYPE HALF DIMES 1795 V-5 LM-8 R3 F12. Pleasing early date. Die breaks & lt scratchs under old toning both sides. 2 trivial rim nicks. Great eye appeal. 1600.00 DRAPED BUST, SMALL EAGLE REVERSE TYPE HALF DIMES 1796 V-1 LM-1 R3 G5. Cleaned. Mostly smooth wear. Complete legend, date & bust. Some stars merging with rim. A few old obv scratchs. Rev legend, wreath & eagle's head & wings intact. Solder damage obscures eagle's body. Rare date. 1250.00 1797 V-2 LM-1 R3 AG3/VG8. 15 stars. Brightly cleaned & litely buffed. Mostly smooth wear. Bold date, partial stars & legend, weak outline of Liberty. Much stronger rev. Bold legends & wreath, but eagle mostly obscured by partially removed solder. . 625.00 1797 V-1 LM-4 R6 F12. 13 stars. Full legends & portraits. Old cleaning, fully retoned. Slightly rough. Heavy mark thru Liberty's hair, lite mark at neck. 3 moderately deep rev rim marks. Overall decent appearance. Rarity 6. . 2000.00 DRAPED BUST, HERALDIC EAGLE REVERSE TYPE HALF DIMES 1800 V-1 LM-1 R3 AG3. Uneven wear. Some stars & legends bold. Partial date, stars & bust. Few sm obv digs. Rev a little weaker. Only parts of eagle & rev legends visable. . . . . 450.00 1803 V-2 LM-3 R3 VG8. Lg 8. Sm hole 7 o'clock. Otherwise pretty nice. A few old lt scratchs do not detract much. Scarcer date. . . . . . 575.00 CAPPED BUST HALF DIMES 1829 V-2 LM-3 R2 XF40. Original, bold strike, surfaces slightly rough. Pleasing overall. . . . 89.50 1829 V-7 LM-1 R2 XF45. Sharp, lite toning. Attractive. 210.00 1830 V-7 LM-7 R2 F15. Faint obv scratch. Sm dig at top. 62.50 1830 V-6 LM-8 R1 XF45. Nicely toned. Trivial mark or 2. 150.00 1831 V-1 LM-6 R1 F15. Nice original example. . . . . 75.00 1831 V-4 LM-4 R2 VF20. Attractive lite toning. . . . 95.00 1831 V-1 LM-6 R1 VF30. Pleasing. Few lt obv scratches. 105.00 1832 G5. Bottom of 8 filled. Old cleaning. 45.00 1832 V-2 LM-12 R2 VF30. Bottom of 8 filled. Nice. . . 105.00 1833 V-5 LM-7 R2 AG3/G4. Bottoms of digits in date weak. 14.50 1833 V-6 LM-9 R2 AU50. Mostly white obv. Gold highlites. on rev. Ancient cleaning. Very appealing. 225.00 1834 V-1 LM-2 R1 G4. Decent example. A little dark. . 47.50 1834 V-1 LM-2 R1 XF40. Original gray. No problems. . 150.00 1835 B-11 LM-4 R3 VF20. Lg date lg 5c. Nice original. 100.00 1835 V-3 LM-3 R1 XF40. Lg date lg 5c. Trace of roughness mainly in drapery area. . . . . . . . . 95.00 1835 V-9 LM-6 R2 VF20. Lg date sm 5c. Nice for grade. 100.00 1835 V-6 LM-9.1 R2 XF40. Sm date lg 5c. Sharp. Nice. 140.00 1835 V-1 LM-11 R4 VG8/AG3. Sm date sm 5c. Scarce. . . 39.50 1835 V-7 LM-10 R1 XF40. Sm date sm 5c. Nice example. 135.00 1836 V-3 LM-6 R3 VF25. Lg 5c. Cleaned & litely polished. 49.50 1836 V-4 LM-3 R1 VF25. Lg 5c. Lt album toning. Nice. 95.00 1836 V-6 LM-5 R2 G6/AG3. Sm 5c. Smooth wear. . . . . 29.50 1836 V-6 LM-5 R2 XF45. Sm 5c. Pleasing color, surfaces. 150.00 1837 V-2 LM-4 R3 XF45. Sm 5c. Attractive lt toning. Nice surfaces. No problems. Scarce variety. 250.00 1837 V-1 LM-5 R1 VG8. Lg 5c. Ancient cleaning. Decent. 65.00 1837 V-1 LM-5 R1 XF40. Lg 5c. Pleasing example. . . . 165.00 NO STARS SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIMES 1837 G4. Sm date. Couple sm obv marks. Original. 32.50 1837 G5. Sm date. Rev rotated about 15 degrees. 40.00 1837 VF30. Sm date. Rev rotated 15 degrees. Nice. 150.00 1837 XF40. Lg date. Minor rev mark. Gd eye appeal. 195.00 1837 ANACS AU50. Sm date. Attractive indigo, russet & rose toning. Great eye appeal. . . . . 425.00 1838 O V-1 G6/VG8. Pleasing scarce date. Nice for grade. 165.00 STARS OBVERSE, NO DRAPERY HALF DIMES 1838 AG3. Some stars & rev legend worn away. . 7.50 1838 G4. Sm hole start. Some rev detail gone. 7.50 1838 VG8. Sm stars. Lt rev scratches else nice. 27.50 1838 VG8. Lg stars. Few sm scattered marks. . . 19.50 1838 XF45. Lg stars. Old clean. Gold highlites. 67.50 1839 VG10. Rev rotated about 10 degrees. Nice. . 22.50 1839 V-2 AU55. Repunched "9". Album toning. Sharp. . 200.00 1839 O F12. Med O. Old cleaning. Nice for grade. 30.00 1840 XF40. Pleasing original. . . . . . . . . . 85.00 1840 O G4. Sm O. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . 20.00 1840 O G5. Sm O. Dark & lite gray. Few sm rev digs. 19.50 1840 O AU50. Med O. Pleasing surfaces & detail. . 250.00 STARS OBVERSE, DRAPERY ADDED HALF DIMES 1840 VG8. Nice original. Scarce. . . . . . . . 45.00 1840 O G4. Nice for grade. Scarce date. . . . . 47.50 1841 G4. Old cleaning. Litely scratched obv. . 14.50 1841 F12. Nice. Couple tiny marks obv field. . 24.50 1841 VF20. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 1841 O XF40. Sm O. Pleasing color & detail. . . . 125.00 1842 G4. Dark & somewhat beat up. . . . . . . 4.50 1842 VF25. Nice rose & indigo toning. Very nice. 32.50 1842 O G6. Slight die rotation. Nice for grade. 37.50 1842 O VF30. Strong VF, head weakly struck. Scarce. 200.00 1843 VF25. Doubled date. Slight bend. . . . . . 22.50 1844 G4. Dark & somewhat beat up. . . . . . . 4.50 1844 VF30. Pleasing medium gray. Nice. . . . . . 35.00 1844 O G5. Med "O". Nice for grade. Scarce date. 90.00 1844 O VG8. Med "O". Old clean. Sm scattered marks. 115.00 1845 G4. Original. Nice for grade. . . . . . . 16.50 1845 G5. Slightly rough. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50 1845 VG10. Peripheral toning. Nice. . . . . . . 24.50 1845 F12. Dark toning, otherwise ok. . . . . . 18.50 1845 XF40. Nice toning. Minor hairlines. . . . . 55.00 1847 G4. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.50 1847 AU58. Nice gray, luster in protected areas. 150.00 1848 VG8. Med date. Nice for grade. . . . . . . 24.50 1848 VG10. Med date. Good eye appeal. . . . . . 27.50 1848 XF40. Med date. Attractive lt toning. . . . 57.50 1848 XF40. Large date. Attractive original. . . 250.00 1848 XF45. Large date. Old lt clean now retoned. Pretty obv toning. Scarce variety. . 235.00 1848 O G6. Lg O. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . 22.50 1849 F15. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 32.50 1849 O G5. Nice for grade. Scarce date. . . . . 34.50 1849 O F12. Pleasing appearance. . . . . . . . . 80.00 1850 VG10. . 22.50 F12. 27.50. VF25. 32.50. VF35. 37.50 1850 AU58. Very lusterous. Uncirculated with just some slight friction. Beautiful. . . 185.00 1851 V-1 VG10. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 1851 V-2 VF20. Low date. Old clean. Old rev gouge. . 19.50 1851 V-1 XF40. High date. Brightly cleaned. Hairlines. 24.50 1851 O G5. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1851 O VG8. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 1851 O F12. Attractive medium gray. . . . . . . . 30.00 1851 O F15. Original. Nice for grade. . . . . . . 32.50 1851 O VF35. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 1851 O XF45. Litely toned. Attractive. . . . . . . 135.00 1852 XF40. Appealing lite toning. . . . . . . . 60.00 1852 O VF25. Nice original. Scarce date. . . . . . 145.00 1853 F12. No arrows. Scarce. Most melted. Nice. 150.00 STARS OBVERSE, WITH ARROWS HALF DIMES 1853 G4. With Arrows. Nice for grade. . . . . 15.00 1853 G5. Some old deep rev scratchs. . . . . . 9.50 1853 VG8. Diagonal obv scratchs. Rev verdegris. 11.50 1853 VG10. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 1853 VF30. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 1853 XF40. Harshly cleaned, starting to retone. 24.50 1853 XF45. Sharp original. Nice. . . . . . . . . 65.00 1853 O G5. Cleaned, scratched. Rev damage. . . . 7.50 1853 O G6. Surface damage. Scratchs. . . . . . . 6.50 1853 O VG8. Die break thru 3 in date. Scarce. . . 42.50 1853 O F12. Ancient cleaning. Decent. . . . . . . 27.50 1853 O XF45. Very attractive. . . . . . . . . . . 67.50 1853 O AU50. Sharp detail. Dipped at one time. . . 125.00 1854 G4. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50 1854 VG8. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 17.50 1854 VG10. Litely toned. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.50 1854 V-1 F15. R4. 85 in date pushed into rock. . . 27.50 1854 VF25. Pleasing toning. . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 1854 V-1 VF35. R4. 85 in date pushed into rock. Nice. 42.50 1854 XF40. Slightly bent & damaged. Gold highlites. 14.50 1854 XF40. Bold strike. Few scattered sm marks. 44.50 1854 XF45. Sharp original. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 1854 O G5. Original. short scratchs. Dark spot rev. 12.50 1854 O VG10. Darker gray. Decent. . . . . . . . . 21.50 1854 O XF45. Litely toned. Nice example. . . . . . 72.50 1855 G5. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.50 1855 G6. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.50 1855 VG10. Old lt cleaning & retoned. . . . . . 12.50 1855 XF45. Attractive original. Traces of luster. 65.00 1855 AU50. Old lt clean. Sharp details. Nice. . . 125.00 1855 O G4. Sm knife point & lt scratch obv. Lt cln. 13.50 1855 O G4. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 18.50 1855 O F12. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 1855 O F15. Many sm obv surface marks. Rev weaker. 19.50 1855 O XF45. Unusually nice for this scarce date. 150.00 STARS OBVERSE HALF DIMES, RESUMED 1856 G5. A bit rough. Weak rev. . . . . . . . 8.50 1856 G5. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50 1856 F12. Old lite cleaning. Nice overall. . . 18.50 1856 VF25. Pleasing lite gray. Old mark in drapery. 21.50 1856 VF30. Attractive fields, detail & color. . 27.50 1856 XF40. Cleaned. Lt surface marks. . . . . . 29.50 1856 O G4. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 19.50 1856 O XF45. Well struck, old clean, lt hairlines. 95.00 1856 O AU50. Bold strike. Clash marks. A couple fine obv scratchs. Die break rim to head. 150.00 1857 G4. . 12.50. G5. 13.50. VG10. 22.50. F12. 20.00 1857 XF40. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 1857 XF45. Well struck except head. Nice. . . . 50.00 1857 AU50. Very well struck including head detail. 125.00 1857 O VG10. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 1857 O F12. Nice original. Rev die crack 3 o'clock. 24.50 1857 O F15. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1857 O VF35. Attractive original. . . . . . . . . 45.00 1857 O XF40. Old lt cleaning. Nice color. . . . . 55.00 1858 G4. 12.50. G5. 13.50. VG10. 18.50. F12. . 19.50 1858 F15. Lt clean. Sm edge damagae. . . . . . 11.50 1858 VF30. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 1858/inv1858 G5. Over inverted date variety. Decent example. Old edge scrape. . . . . . . 22.50 1858/inv1858 VF35. Over inverted date variety. Litely polished. Nice color. Attractive. . . 110.00 1858/inv1858 AU50. Over inverted date variety. Sm marks scattered on rev. Scarce this nice. . 250.00 1858 O G5. Brightly cleaned. . . . . . . . . . . 14.50 1858 O VG8. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 17.50 1858 O VG10. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 19.50 1858 O F15. Attractive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.50 1858 O VF20. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 37.50 1858 O XF45. Well struck and original. . . . . . . 70.00 1859 VF30. Nice even strike for this 1 year type. 37.50 1859 O XF40. Pleasing color & surfaces. Nice. . . 115.00 LEGEND OBVERSE HALF DIMES 1860 VG8. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 17.50 1860 MS60. Attractive toning. Sharp details. Nice. 135.00 1860 O F15. Very slightly rough. . . . . . . . . 19.50 1860 O XF45. Attractive toning. . . . . . . . . . 47.50 1861 AG3. . . . 8.50. . . G6. . . . . . . . . . 15.00 1861 VG8. Slight bends. Other lt damage. . . . 6.50 1861 F12/VF30. Litely polished. No other defects. . 12.50 1861 VF20. Pleasing original. . . . . . . . . . 22.50 1861 XF40. Somewhat rough. Couple hvy obv marks. 13.50 1861 XF40. Pleasing original. Sm rev rim mark. . 27.50 1861 AU50. White with periperal gold highlites. 75.00 1861 AU50. Lovely obv rainbow toning, gray rev. 75.00 1862 VG10. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 24.50 1862 VF35. Dark obv toning. . . . . . . . . . . 47.50 1862 XF45. Sharp original. Die clash. Nice. . . 65.00 1862 AU50. Pleasing original. . . . . . . . . . 87.50 1862 AU58. Nice surfaces toned gold indigo & rose. 115.00 1862 MS62. Lovely blue/lillac highlites. Nice! . 160.00 1863 VG8. Few lt marks. Nice Civil War date. . 325.00 1864 XF40. Pleasing Civil War date. Very scarce. 1250.00 1865 S G5. Uneven wear, mainly on right side. . 27.50 1866 S XF40. Nice color & surfaces. Scarce date. . 200.00 1867 S G4. Full rims. Nice for grade. . . . . . 45.00 1867 S G6. Nice for grade. Better date. . . . . 55.00 1867 S VF30. Sm marks on & near edges. Scarce. . . 62.50 1868 S G6. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1868 S VG8. Dark, slitely encrusted & some marks. 14.50 1868 S AU50. Lusterous. Album toning. No solder! . 145.00 1869 AU55. Sharp original. Better date. . . . . 150.00 1869 S VG8. Numerous small marks both sides. . . 12.50 1869 S VF25. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.50 1870 F12. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 27.50 1870 VF20. Steel gray original. . . . . . . . . 32.50 1870 VF25. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 1870 XF40. Litely toned. Pleasing. . . . . . . . 47.50 1871 G6. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.50 1871 VF20. Ancient cleaning. Attractive lite gray. 24.50 1871 XF40. Cleaned & retoning. Slightly rough. . 19.50 1871 AU50. Attractive obv toning. Nice example. 72.50 1871 AU55. Pleasing toning & surfaces. Avg strike. 77.50 1871 AU58. Original and nice. Barest trace of wear. 90.00 1871 S VF35. Couple tiny marks under hazy toning. 75.00 1871 S AU55. Old cleaning. Clash marks. A few tiny rim ticks. Scarce this nice. . . . . 150.00 1872 G4. Full rims. Major details complete. . 12.50 1872 G6. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 1872 VF25. Dark toning. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.50 1872 VF30. Pleasing toning. Good eye appeal. . . 28.50 1872 VF35. Strike a little mushy. Bright coin. . 29.50 1872 AU50. Beautiful obv toning. Nice. . . . . . 75.00 1872 S G5. Mm above bow. Full rims. Solid good. 22.50 1872 S XF45. Mm above bow. Attractive toning. Nice. 60.00 1872 S G5. Mm below bow. Nice for grade. Micro "S". 25.00 1872 S XF45. Mm below bow. Premium example. super. 65.00 1872 S AU55. Mm below bow. Attractive toning. Nice. 95.00 1873 VG10. Last year of issue. Nice for grade. . 18.50 1873 F15. Old cleaning. Pleasing. . . . . . . . 20.00 1873 AU50. Attractive. Good eye appeal. . . . . 75.00 1873 S AU50. Obv solder partly removed. Pretty toning 34.50 1873 S AU50. Litely cleaned. Very sharp. . . . . . 85.00 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. (Personal checks from parties unknown to me must clear). 3. 10 day return privilege. 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