The Draped Bust Silver Half Dollar was 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper, weigh 13.5 g, and 32.5 mm in diameter. There were only 3,918 produced in 1796 and 1797 with the ‘small eagle reverse’. Then production resumed in 1801 through … Continue reading
The Capped Bust Silver Half Dollar series started as 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper weighing 13.48g in 1804 and in the middle of the 1836 changed design to accommodate the new ‘closed collar’ pressed and the US Congress changed the … Continue reading
The Draped Bust Silver Half Dime has several variations for the seven years it was minted in 1796 thru 1807. The 1802 is a key date with only 3,060 struck that year. There is also the very scarce “16 star” … Continue reading
The Flowing Hair Silver Half Dime is 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper in composition weighing 1.35 grams and 16.55 millimeters in diameter. These silver half dimes were all struck in 1785. The first 7,765 were struck in March and have … Continue reading
Seated Liberty Half-Dime 1838 The Seated Liberty half dime was struck first in 1837 during the last year of the Capped Liberty’s half dime striking and replaced this series. The silver Seated Liberty half dime has six varieties and two … Continue reading
The Capped Liberty Half Dime came into circulation during Andrew Jackson’s administration after the Draped Bust were discontinued in 1805. The Capped Liberty silver half dime were struck from 1829 to 1837. These were smaller than earlier half dimes, 15.5mm … Continue reading
Silver Half Dimes were the first of all coins to be minted by the United States of America. The first half-dime was called a ‘half-dismes’ when first minted during 1792 in an engravers cellar the year before completion of the United … Continue reading