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Half Dimes
1803 D
RAPED
B
UST
H
ALF
D
IME
Enlargement
283
1803. Large 8
.
PCGS graded EF-40
. Light obverse ton-
ing. Only 37,850 struck. A ring of medium gray patina encir-
cles the reverse. Generally well struck on the major
devices, while all legends, stars, date, and LIBERTY are
plane. Uneven rim dentils on the reverse (not at all
unusual). A choice example for the grade.
Robert Scot's design for the Draped Bust/Heraldic Eagle
half dime of 1800 was first used on the gold quarter eagle
in 1796, the half eagle in 1797 and the dollars and dimes in
1798. It features a strengthened and more artistic render-
ing of Stuart's Draped Bust portrait of Liberty, her hair tied
with a ribbon. The inscription LIBERTY appears above the
head, and surrounding the bust are seven stars to the right
and six to the left. The reverse depicts a large eagle with
outstretched wings-the Union Shield on its grasping thir-
teen arrows and an olive branch. The beak holds a ribbon
inscribed with the Latin phrase E PLURIBUS UNUM (One
made up of many). Thirteen stars are above the eagle,
below an arc of clouds. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA sur-
rounds the periphery. A total of 124,270 Draped Bust/Heral-
dic Eagle half dimes were minted from 1800 through 1805,
with no coins dated 1804.
LM-2 has a Large 8 in the date. On the reverse, a leaf from
the olive branch bisects the base of the C in AMERICA.
Struck from the usual die states with clash marks and on
later states, a rim break on the reverse. This reverse die
was used for 1801, 1802, 1803 LM-1, and 1803 LM-2 Half
Dimes.
Pop 7; 33 finer at PCGS.
(
PCGS # 4269
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $5,500 - 6,000
R
ICHLY
T
ONED
1805 H
ALF
D
IME
Enlargement
284
1805
.
PCGS graded AU-53.
CAC Approved
. Evenly
struck and attractively toned. Only 15,600 struck.
Pop 1; 7
finer, 3 in 55, 4 in 58.
(
PCGS # 4272
)
Estimated Value .................................... $10,000 - 11,000
Ex Pittman Collection
.
Capped Bus t Ha l f Dimes
G
EM
U
NC
1831 C
APPED
B
UST
H
ALF
D
IME
Enlargement
285
1831
.
PCGS graded MS-67
. Lovely rainbow toning.
Prooflike surfaces. Looks like a proof striking. This is a mar-
velously toned Superb Gem with lavender-gray to gold and
gunmetal blue iridescent shades. Potent luster from below
sweeps across the pristine fields and devices, impelling the
colors into your field of vision. The strike is as intricate as
the toning, and sharp on all peripheral elements, while
being equally keen-edged near Liberty's drapery clasp, hair
curls, cap, etc. A coin whose Registry Set qualifications are
impeccable.
Pop 10; 1 finer in 68
. (
PCGS # 4278
)
Estimated Value .................................... $10,000 - 11,000
286
1834
.
PCGS graded MS-65
. Light obverse toning and boldly
struck. Intensely original luster below the natural toned finish
on the satiny, almost blemish-free surfaces of this MS65 survi-
vor. The reverse offers a blaze of white brilliance, almost
entirely untouched by toning, with the eagle and shield much
sharper than average, only some of the shield’s edging is
rounded. A little jewel of a coin from the 1830s decade, 180
years ago and still able to draw attention!
Pop 36; 31 finer, 1
in 65+, 19 in 66, 7 in 67, 3 in 67+, 1 in 68
. (
PCGS #
4281
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,100 - 2,200
287
1835. Large Date, Small 5¢ LM-5.1
.
NGC graded MS-65
.
Well struck with nice light tone.
Pop 2; none finer at NGC
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,600 - 2,700
288
1836
.
NGC graded AU-53
. Light gold toning accents the sur-
face which has remaining luster around the devices.
Estimated Value ................................................... $150 - 160
289
1836. Valentine-5, LM-1.2, Rarity 5
.
ANACS graded AU-
50
. Nice light grey toning.
Estimated Value ................................................... $130 - 140
290
1836
.
NGC graded EF-40.
CAC Approved
. Nice old time
toning.
Estimated Value ................................................... $120 - 130
