½ Dime - "Seated Liberty Half Dime" obverse legend (1865) — United States

Overview

A silver ½ Dime ('Seated Liberty Half Dime') coin from the United States, minted in 1865 at the United States Mint of Philadelphia. This piece was produced as a Proof strike with a mintage of 500.

Specifications

Country

United States

Year

1865

Composition

Silver (.900) (.100 copper)

Weight

1.24 g

Diameter

15.5 mm

Thickness

0.8 mm

Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia

Shape

Round

Technique

Milled

References

KM# 91, PCGS# 4377-4402, 4404, etc., Greysheet# 3788-3801, 3824-3837, etc.

Issuer

United States

Design details

Collector insights

• Design heritage: Christian Gobrecht is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
• Struck at: United States Mint of Philadelphia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
• Low mintage: Only 500 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
• Precious metal content: Silver (.900) (.100 copper) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
• Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 91, PCGS# 4377-4402, 4404, etc., Greysheet# 3788-3801, 3824-3837, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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