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 02/12/2017 For coins 1794-1837, LM designations & rarity ratings from Logan & McCloskey. FLOWING HAIR TYPE HALF DIMES 1795 V-5 LM-8 R3 F12. Liberty, eagle & legends intact. 2 heavy digs at top of Liberty’s head & 1 at OF. Numerous tiny digs, minor scrapes & scratches. Good color. Overall nice. 1250.00 CAPPED BUST HALF DIMES 1830 V-7 LM-7 R2 F15. Lt obv scratch. Sm dig near top. 61.50 1831 V-1 LM-6 R1 VF30. Pleasing. Few old obv scratches. 82.50 1834 V-1 LM-2 R1 MS63. Few wispy hairlines else gem appearance. Strong strike. Nice toning. 825.00 1835 V-4 LM-7 R3 G5. Lg date lg 5c. Sm marks & bend. 24.50 1835 B-11 LM-4 R3 VG10. Lg date lg 5c. Nice for grade. 65.00 1835 V-4 LM-7 R3 F12/VF20. Lg date lg 5c. Few sm knife points both sides, else ok. Nice color. . 49.50 STARS OBVERSE, NO DRAPERY HALF DIMES 1838 VG8. Lg stars. Few sm scattered marks. . . 19.50 1839 XF45. Litely cleaned. Few scattered tiny digs. 49.50 1840 VF20. Old obv staple mark under nice toning. 27.50 1840 O G4. Sm O. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . 20.00 1840 O G5. Sm O. Dark & lite gray. Few sm rev digs. 18.50 STARS OBVERSE, DRAPERY ADDED HALF DIMES 1841 G4. Bold rims. Old cleaning. Lt obv scratch. 14.50 1843 VF30. Nice color. Very slight bend. Original. 21.50 1845 XF40. Nice toning. Minor hairlines. . . . . 50.00 1845 XF45. Attractive look. Sm hole at top. . . 14.50 1847 G5. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.50 1850 VF20. Dark toning. Few minor rim ticks. . . 17.50 1850 VF30. Old lite hairline or two. Overall nice. 35.00 1851 VG8. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1851 VF25. Ancient cleaning. Very nice look. . . 27.50 1851 O G5. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 22.50 STARS OBVERSE, WITH ARROWS HALF DIMES 1853 G4. With Arrows. Nice for grade. . . . . 15.00 1853 VG8. Diagonal obv scratches. Rev verdigris. 9.50 1853 VF30. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 1853 XF45. Sharp original. Nice. . . . . . . . . 67.50 1853 AU50. Pretty toning. Traces of luster. Nice. 145.00 1853 O G4. Attractive toning. Smooth wear. . . . 19.50 1853 O G6. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 22.50 1853 O VG10. Die break star 1. Sm mark, tapped rims. 18.50 1854 G4. Decent example. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 1854 F15. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 22.50 1854 V-1 F15. R4. 85 in date pushed into rock. . . 25.00 1854 XF40. Slightly bent & damaged. Gold highlites. 18.50 1854 XF40. Bold strike. Few sm marks. Lt clean. 45.00 1854 O G5. Short scratches. Dark spot rev. . . . 9.50 1855 G5. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 1855 G6. Heavily clash marked. . . . . . . . . 16.50 1855 F15. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1855 O G4. Sm knife point & lt scratch obv. . . 9.50 1855 O G4. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 1855 O VG8. Dark. Somewhat encrusted. . . . . . . 11.50 STARS OBVERSE HALF DIMES, RESUMED 1856 F12. Old lite cleaning. Nice overall. . . 19.50 1856 VF25. Pleasing lite gray. Old mark in drapery. 22.50 1856 VF30. Attractive fields, detail & color. . 28.50 1857 G6. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 1857 VG10. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 17.50 1857 F12. Old harsh cleaning. . . . . . . . . . 14.50 1857 F12. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 22.50 1857 VF20. Lite toning. Pleasing example. . . . 25.00 1857 XF40. Old cleaning. Not bad. . . . . . . . 45.00 1857 XF40. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00 1857 O F12. Old cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.50 1857 O F15. Pleasing example. . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1857 O XF40. Old lt cleaning. Nice color. . . . . 55.00 1858 G5. Full rims. A little dark. . . . . . . 12.50 1858 F15. Lite rim damage else not bad. . . . . 11.50 1858 VF20. Nice color. Couple old cuts. . . . . 18.50 1858 XF40. Full dentils. Sharp. Lt obv scratch. 47.50 1859 VF20. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.50 1859 XF40. Pleasing toning hides sm scratch or 2. 67.50 LEGEND OBVERSE HALF DIMES 1861 AG3/FAIR2. Clear date, Liberty figure, wreath. . 6.50 1861 VG8. Slight bend & roughness. . . . . . . 8.50 1861 VG8. Attractive lite toning. . . . . . . . 19.50 1861 XF40. Nice detail. Some roughness both sides. 14.50 1862 G6. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 1862 VG8. Nice for grade. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1872 G4. Toned. Couple of lite scratches. . . 13.50 1872 VF25. Darkly toned. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.50 1872 VF35. Old cleaning. Couple minor marks. . . 28.50 1872 XF40. Rev button mount soldered. Polished. 9.50 1872 S XF45. Mint mark below wreath. Bold detail. Original gray, some darker spots. . . 42.50 1873 F12. Nice original. . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 1873 F15. Old cleaning. A little bright. . . . 22.50 Policies: 1. All coins are nice & problem free (for grade) unless otherwise noted. 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