SEATED HALF DIMES

Seated half dimes are one of our favorite specialties.  We have one of the finest known 1839-O Rev. of 1838-O (an R6 variety)!  We have 1838-O, 1846, 1853 No Arrows, 1853-O No Arrows, a PCGS-slabbed 1860/1860 with gorgeous toning, and all of these business strikes: 1863, 1864, 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869.  Please offer us any 1853-O No Arrows and non-proof 1863 through 1867 half dimes.  And call us if you find an 1870-S!

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Image	Description	Price
	1837 Seated Half Dime Small Date NGC MS-64* CAC with gorgeous toning.  Has a 30 degree rotated reverse.  Nice pictures provided by my professional photographer.	$4,650 was 4950 Quantity:
	1837 Seated Half Dime Small Date AU-50, obv. pinscratches.         LOWERED PRICE	$300 was 350 Quantity:
	1837 Seated Half Dime Small Date, EF-40, sm. dig on BE of LIBERTY and below E of STATES, a few ticks and pinscrs.	$250 Quantity:
	1837 Seated Half Dime Large Date, VF-35, some pinscrs., nice toning around rims.	$200 Quantity:
	1838 Large Stars Half Dime MS-63 PQ.  A beautiful coin with concentric circles of light orange, light green and silver-orange on both sides of the coin.  Coin looks way better than pictures.	$475 was 600 Quantity:
	1838 Large Stars Half Dime AU-58 ANACS.  Bluish toning on obv. devices with light grey thru the stars, reverse is olive-grey with tinges of blue in the upper area.	$280 was 395 Quantity:
	1838-O No Stars Half Dime, V-1, AU-50, cleaned, scratches.        LOWERED PRICE	$1,200 was 1350 Quantity:
	1838-O No Stars Half Dime, V-2, F-15 / VF-20, obv. abrasively cleaned, microcorrosion.  The V-2 is a much scarcer variety than the V-1 and is identifiable by the date sloping upward going left to right.	$600 Quantity:
	1838-O No Stars Half Dime, V-2, G-4, decent surfaces.	$195 Quantity:
	1839 Half Dime, AU-53, decent toning around obv. rim and stars, a few pinscrs.	$150 Quantity:
	1839-O Rev. of 1838-O (an R6 variety), EF-45, a few minor pinscratches.  According to the Seated Half Dimes book, this variety is R7 in EF-AU, and at the time the book was published in 1992, Al Blythe was aware of only 8 coins of this variety, the finest being 2 AU coins.  This is only the 2nd one I have offered for sale.	$12,500 Quantity:
	1839-O Half Dime, VF-30, 170 degree rotated reverse.	$200 Quantity:
	1839-O Half Dime, EF-40, light grey, a few pinscrs.	$150 Quantity:
	1840 No Drapery Half Dime AU-55, pinscrs. esp. r. obv. field.	$160 Quantity:
	1840-O No Drapery Half Dime EF-40, sm. digs.	$850 Quantity:
	1840-O No Drapery Half Dime Transitional, Good-4, has 3 leaves at each side of "DIME" which is standard for the With Drapery variety.	$225 Quantity:
	1840 With Drapery Half Dime AU-55 lightly cleaned.	$600 Quantity:
	1840 With Drapery Half Dime, VF-30, many pinscrs. esp. r. obv. field, lt. microcorrosion.	$135 Quantity:
	1840 With Drapery Half Dime F-15.	$135 Quantity:
	1840-O With Drapery Half Dime EF-45, several pinscratches esp rt. obv. field, lt. cleaned.	$950 Quantity:
	1841 Half Dime, PCGS AU-53.        NEW	$250 Quantity:
	1841 Half Dime AU-55.	$250 Quantity:
	1841-O Half Dime Medium O, EF-40, clnd., lt. roughness, lt. pinscrs.	$200 Quantity:
	1842 Half Dime NGC AU-55.	$280 Quantity:
	1842 Half Dime PCGS AU-50.	$280 Quantity:
	1842 Half Dime, EF-40, scratch from star 6 to arm, thick die crack on rev.	$125 Quantity:
	1842-O Half Dime, VF-20, microcorrosion on obv., some pinscrs. on rev.	$150 Quantity:
	1842-O Half Dime VF, obv. rim ding, digs, pitted, but a nice reverse.	$65 Quantity:
	1843 Half Dime, Doubled Date, EF-45/40, cleaned, pinscratches, ticks.  A difficult variety to find.  Very strong, easy to see doubled date.	$295 Quantity:
	1843 Half Dime, AU-58/55, attractive toning.	$185 Quantity:
	1843 Half Dime EF-40.  Unusual die crack bisects the reverse side.	$100 Quantity:
	1844 Half Dime, Repunched Date, PCGS AU-50.        NEW	$225 Quantity:
	1844 Half Dime EF-40, streaks on rev., V-3a, slight repunched date.  Coin in hand looks nicer than picture.	$100 Quantity:
	1844 Half Dime, VF-30, pinscrs. on portrait and above HALF.	$75 Quantity:
	1844 Half Dime VF-30, 2 rim bumps.	$60 Quantity:
	1844-O Half Dime, Small o, VF-30, 175 degree rotated reverse, as most of this date are.	$1,150 Quantity:
	1844-O Half Dime, Small o, VG-10, 175 degree rotated reverse, as most of this date are.	$175 Quantity:
	1844-O Half Dime, Small o, F-12, coin turn reverse, quite rare as most of this date have a rotated reverse.	$725 Quantity:
	1844-O Half Dime, Small o, G-VG, coin turn reverse, quite rare as most of this date have a rotated reverse.	$425 Quantity:
	1844-O Half Dime Large O, VF-30, lt. cleaned.	$1,095 Quantity:
	1844-O Half Dime Large O, G/AG, scratches on both sides.	$40 Quantity:
	1845 Half Dime, Repunched Date, EF-45, some ticks in obv. fields, nicely toned obv., rev. muted.	$125 Quantity:
	1846 Half Dime, EF-40, some micropitting on obverse.  In a PCGS Genuine holder where they call this "environmental damage".	$3,250 Quantity:
	1846 Half Dime, NCS VF details, damaged, bent.  A lot of detail on the coin, but the problems cut its price to one-fourth of a no-problem coin.	$625 Quantity:
	1846 Half Dime VG-8, original, but no LIBERTY.	$1,000 Quantity:
	1847 Half Dime VG-10.	$25 Quantity:
	1848 Large Date Half Dime G-4, a couple scratches.  The real Large Date with all 4 digits overlapping the rock.  A much more difficult coin than most people realize, because of the huge number of Medium Dates misattributed as Large Dates.	$30 Quantity:
	1848/7/6 Half Dime VF-30.	$250 Quantity:
	Close-up pic of 1848/7/6 Half Dime VF-30
	1848-O Large O Half Dime, AU-50, corrosion in r. obv. field, rt. side of wreath, and AMERICA.	$99 Quantity:
	1848-O Medium O Half Dime G-6, obv. scratch.	$25 Quantity:
	1849/6 Half Dime, EF-40, many pinscratches.	$100 Quantity:
	1849/6 Half Dime F-12, cleaned, scratches.  It is a late die state, therefore, the inside of the overdate shows but not the outside loop.	$50 Quantity:
	1849/8 Half Dime, VF-35, clnd., LDS so not much of 8 shows outside of the 9.	$125 Quantity:
	1849/8 Half Dime VF, 2 scratches on portrait.	$125 Quantity:
	1849-O Half Dime, Large O, EF-40, pinscrs., normal weaker chest area.	$300 Quantity:
	1850 Half Dime, EF-45, close to AU, variegated obv. toning.	$125 Quantity:
	1850-O Half Dime EF-45, cleaned.	$150 Quantity:
	1850-O Half Dime, Large O, EF-40, pinscrs., slight microcorrosion.	$150 Quantity:
	1851 Half Dime, AU-53, toning spots on obv.	$160 Quantity:
	1852 Half Dime, EF-45, lt. clnd., pinscrs., die crack thru (AME)RI(CA).	$75 Quantity:
	1852-O Half Dime, EF-40, sm. spots both sides.	$325 Quantity:
	1852-O Half Dime VF-20.  Piece of dust next to "1" in date included at no extra charge.  ;-)	$125 Quantity:
	1853 No Arrows Half Dime EF-40, lt. clnd., pinscrs., portrait rubbed.	$450 Quantity:
	1853 No Arrows Half Dime VF-25.  In my experience, the 1853 NA half dime is scarcer than the dime.	$350 was 395 Quantity:
	1853 No Arrows Half Dime Good-6, light scratches.	$100 Quantity:
	1853-O No Arrows Half Dime, EF-40/VF-30, clnd., dig under date, pinscratches.	$1,700 Quantity:
	1853-O No Arrows Half Dime, SEGS F-12, a bit dark but nice.  Coin is not green but the picture is.            ON HOLD	$675 Quantity:
	1853-O No Arrows Half Dime, Good-4 obv. / Good-6 rev.  Weak date as with most of this issue, but the date is more visible in person than on the picture.           NEW	$325 Quantity:
	1853 With Arrows Half Dime AU-50, nice toning, esp. on obverse with blue in the fields and violet on the portrait.	$350 was 395 Quantity:
	1854 Half Dime, AU-53.	$175 Quantity:
	1854-O Half Dime, EF-45, lt. cln., pinscrs., clashed on both sides.	$100 Quantity:
	1855-O Half Dime, EF-40 / VF-20, obv. heavily pinscratched, reverse less so.	$99 Quantity:
	1857-O Half Dime XF-45 PCGS.  Very attractive toning.  Coin is olive color on both sides with tinges of blue.	$275 was 350 Quantity:
	1858 Inverted Date Half Dime EF-40, dig in shield.	$175 Quantity:
	Close-up of 1858 Inverted Date Half Dime
	1859 Half Dime, EF-45, sm. digs, sm. rim bumps, pinscrs.	$100 Quantity:
	1859-O Half Dime, AU-50, dark, pinscrs.	$200 Quantity:
	1860/1860 Half Dime, V-3b, MS-65 PCGS, gorgeous toning and sharp strike.   Devices are bright silver, and the periphery (esp. obv.) has lovely blue-green toning.  Much, much better looking than the picture.  I paid well over double Greysheet bid for this coin, because it is absolutely gorgeous.    The coin is in the new PCGS Secure Plus holder, and was graded MS64 before Secure Plus grading, so although it dodn't get a "+", isn't an MS-65 better than an MS-64+?	$1,350 Quantity:
	1860 Half Dime, RPD, VF-35, clnd., pinscrs.	$100 Quantity:
	1861 Half Dime, EF-45, nice toning, a few pinscrs.	$75 Quantity:
	1863 Half Dime PF-63, light toning.	$750 Quantity:
	1863 Half Dime VG but no LIBERTY, V-1 repunched date is visible.	$350 Quantity:
	1863 Half Dime VG but no LIBERTY, V-1 repunched date is visible.	$350 Quantity:
	1863-S Half Dime, AU-50, scratch from neck to right arm.	$295 Quantity:
	1863-S Half Dime, AU-50, lt. cleaning.        NEW	$265 Quantity:
	1863-S Half Dime F-12, scratches.	$120 Quantity:
	1863-S Half Dime G-6, lt. cleaning, weak at "STATES OF".	$85 Quantity:
	1864 Half Dime NGC MS-63.	$1,850 Quantity:
	1864 Half Dime VF-20 PCGS.  A rare coin, especially in a PCGS holder.  Nice original color and surfaces.	$1,200 Quantity:
	1864 Half Dime VG-8, obv. scratches on both sides of head.	$650 Quantity:
	1864 Half Dime PCGS Genuine, G-4, dent in obverse.	$325 Quantity:
	1864 Half Dime NGC PR-61.	$675 Quantity:
	1864-S Half Dime, G-4/VG-8.	$80 Quantity:
	1865 Half Dime, VF-20, lt. cleaning.  I believe that this is a business strike, and I will submit it to PCGS for verification.            NEW	$995 Quantity:
	1865 Half Dime PR-62, small scratch in front of nose.                ON HOLD	$725 Quantity:
	1866 Half Dime PCGS XF-45.	$1,250 Quantity:
	1866-S Half Dime, EF-40, weak "I" in LIBERTY, a couple sm. obv. ticks.	$225 Quantity:
	1867 Half Dime MS-62 ANACS, a definite business strike, with clash marks strong on the obverse and visible on the reverse.  Steel-grey toning, with a bit of color at the top of the reverse.  Rare as a business strike, with only 8,000 business strikes minted.	$1,850 was 2000 Quantity:
	1867 Half Dime, VF-20, has the die crack through S(TATES), which confirms that this is the more valuable business strike.            SOLD	$SOLD Quantity:
	1867 Half Dime, F-15, weak LIBERTY, has the die crack through S(TATES), which confirms that this is the more valuable business strike.            NEW	$825 Quantity:
	1867 Half Dime PR-63, came out of a PCGS PR-63 holder, but no insert.	$900 Quantity:
	1867 Half Dime PCGS PR-62 CAM CAC.	$900 Quantity:
	1867 Half Dime PCGS PR-55.	$725 Quantity:
	1867-S Half Dime, F-12/VF-20.	$165 Quantity:
	1868 Half Dime, VF-20, normal weak LIBERTY.	$250 Quantity:
	1868 Half Dime VG-8 but no LIBERTY, which is common for this issue.	$75 Quantity:
	1868-S Half Dime, AU-53, pinscratches.	$200 Quantity:
	1869 Half Dime AU-55.  Scarce and underrated date.	$275 was 395 Quantity:
	1869 Half Dime, EF-40, clnd., pinscratches.	$85 Quantity:
	1869-S Half Dime, EF-40, with normal weakness of V-3 variety as described in the Blythe book.	$59 Quantity:
	1871-S Half Dime, NGC AU-55, untoned and quite attractive.	$325 Quantity:
	1871-S Half Dime VG, obv. scratches.	$25 Quantity:
	1873-S Half Dime VF-30.	$75 Quantity: