1795 HALF DIME
PCGS No: 4251
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 86,416
(includes some Half Dimes dated 1794)
Proofs: None
Designer: Robert Scot
Diameter: ±16.5
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - ±89.2%
Copper - ±10.8%
Weight: ±21 grains
(±1.3 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (all examples of
this date and type were struck at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Varieties
(10):
Valentine 1 - Very Rare
Valentine 2 - Rare
Valentine 3 - Very Rare
Valentine 4 - Scarce
Valentine 5 - Scarce
Valentine 6 - Very Scarce
Valentine 7 - Very Rare
Valentine 8 - Very Rare
Valentine 9 - Very Rare
Valentine 10 - Extremely Rare
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-67's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
"Federal Half
Dimes 1792-1837" by Russell J. Logan and John W. McCloskey
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