1/2 Dime - 'Seated Liberty Half Dime' obverse legend

€1.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1860-1873
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Cents (0.05 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionSilver (.900) (.100 copper)
Weight1.24 g
Dimensions15.5 mm
Thickness0.80 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Christian Gobrecht
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#91
Obverse descriptionSeating Liberty, looking right above her shoulder, with a Phrygian cap on a stick and a shield, country name around her.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringUNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1860
Reverse descriptionFace value in a wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHALF DIME O
EdgeReeded
MintUnited States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
O
United States Mint of New
Orleans, United States (1835-1942)
S
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage1860  - - 798 000
1860  - Proof - 1 000
1860 O - - 1 060 000
1861  - - 3 360 000
1861  - Overdate 1/0 -
1861  - Proof - 1 000
1862  - - 1 492 000
1862  - Proof - 550
1863  - - 18 000
1863  - Proof - 460
1863 S - - 100 000
1864  - - 48 000
1864  - Proof - 470
1864 S - - 90 000
1865  - - 13 000
1865  - Proof - 500
1865 S - - 120 000
1866  - - 10 000
1866  - Proof - 725
1866 S - - 120 000
1867  - - 8 000
1867  - Proof - 625
1867 S - - 120 000
1868  - - 88 600
1868  - Proof - 600
1868 S - - 280 000
1869  - - 208 000
1869  - Proof - 600
1869 S - - 230 000
1870  - - 535 000
1870  - Proof - 1 000
1870 S - - 1
1871  - - 1 873 000
1871  - Proof - 960
1871 S - - 161 000
1872  - - 2 947 000
1872  - Proof - 950
1872 S - mint mark above bow - 837 000
1872 S - mint mark below bow -
1873  - - 712 000
1873  - Proof - 600
1873 S - - 324 000
Catalog ID4943370700
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