Following the early half dimes produced depicting a female representation of liberty; these silver half dimes depicted a seated liberty. George Washington sent his personal silver set to the mint for these coins to be produced. Later, these half dimes would be replaced by the nickel we are all familiar with today.
| Seated Half Dime Statistics |
| Issue Dates | 1837-1873 |
| Designer | Christian Gobrecht, Robert Hughes & James Longacre |
| Diameter | 15.50 mm/0.61 inch |
| Weight | 1837-1853: 1.34 grams/0.04 ounce |
| Weight | 1853-1873: 1.24 grams/0.04 ounce |
| Composition | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint mark | Reverse within or below wreath |
| Mintage | N/A |
| Source | Count | $ Value | |
| Auction | | | |
| PCGS | 139 | $38,338 | |
| NGC | 106 | $42,762 | |
| ANACS | 133 | $13,407 | |
| ICG | 16 | $1,663 | |
| Subtotal | 394 | $96,171 | |
| Buy It Now |
| PCGS | 25 | $5,749 | |
| NGC | 17 | $6,825 | |
| ANACS | 8 | $1,498 | |
| ICG | 1 | $0,078 | |
| Subtotal | 51 | $14,150 | |
| Total | 445 | $110,321 | |
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|  | | Current: | $280.01 | | Bid: | 14 | | Ends: | 4:31 PM |
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|  | | Current: | $78.00 | | Bid: | 10 | | Ends: | 9:13 PM |
|  | | Current: | $89.99 | | Bid: | 1 | | Ends: | 7:18 PM |
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