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H10c SEATED LIBERTY, WITH DRAPERY 1840-59


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Grade: PCGS AU 58
Owner: EZ_E
 
Winning Set: Vic's Picks
Date Added: 7/25/2008
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A $325 Marketplace purchase on 7-25-08. I've been trying to fill this type for months now with very little success until now. <br /><br />Here's some fascinating tid-bits of information of the date that Randy, RGT, supplied to me:<br /><br />In 1859 a new hub was made for Liberty Seated Half Dimes. Valentine stated, "The new hub is of slightly lower relief. The stars are sharper pointed and are hollow in the center. The face, hair and drapery show marked differences, the arms are slimmer, the Liberty cap small, the word LIBERTY on the shield is larger, the bottom of the base less irregular and projects beyond the foot of Liberty."<br /><br />This hub was only used on coins from the Philadelphia mint. In 1860 the obverse design was changed again to move the legend from the reverse to the obverse. In addition to the Philadelphia coins minted in 1859, only the transitional patterns minted in both 1859 and 1860 used dies from this new hub. These patterns bear no legend on either side to indicate the country of origin.<br /><br />Essentially, this is a one year type coin with a relatively small mintage of 340,000.<br /><br />********************<br />1859 HALF DIME<br />********************<br /><br />Mintage:<br />Circulation strikes: 340,000<br />Proofs: estimated 800<br /><br />Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball Hughes, modified by Anthony C. Paquet; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball Hughes<br /><br />Diameter: ±15.9 millimeters<br /><br />Metal content:<br />Silver - 90%<br />Other - 10%<br /><br />Weight: ±19 grains (±1.2 grams)<br /><br />Edge: Reeded<br /><br />Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia) below DIME on the reverse

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