USA ½ dime Liberty Seated Half Dime Legend Obverse 1863

USA, Philadelphia
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Rareza

Extremadamente raro

Atributos de las Monedas

RegionUSA
Denomination½ dime
Krause numberKM# 91
Mintage18,000
MetalSilver 0.900
diameter15.5 mm
weight1.24 g
Anverso:
coin obverse image
Liberty
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reverso:
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Wreath
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
HALF DIME

Introducción de monedas

1863 was a year in which Americans mostly had to do without coins. Gold and silver were hoarded or exported, and even the lowly cent was squirreled away as a precious commodity. The 18,000 currency strikes of the half dime produced by the Philadelphia Mint were thus intended primarily to pay off odd amounts on silver deposits at the mint and to keep the proofs from becoming objects of speculative trading. Few circulated at the time and, while this date is scarce overall, a disproportionate number of the survivors are Mint State.Leer más