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1851–1853 14 mm 0.75 g 0.900 fine 1854–1873 Half Dime 15.5 mm 1.24 g 1794–1873 Dollar 15 mm 1.67 gr 1849–1889 $5 American Gold Eagle 16.5 mm 3.11 g 1986–present $10 American Platinum Eagle 16.5 mm 3.11 g 1997–present Three Cent 17.9 mm 1.94 g 1865-1889 Dime (Clad) 17.91 mm 2.268 g 1965–present Dime 17.9 mm 2.5 g 1796–1964 $2.50 ...
The half dime, or half disme, was a silver coin, valued at five cents, formerly minted in the United States. Some numismatists consider the denomination to be the first business strike coin minted by the United States Mint under the Coinage Act of 1792 , with production beginning on or about July 1792.
The Coinage Act of 1853, 10 Stat. 160, was a piece of legislation passed by the United States Congress which lowered the silver content of the silver half dime, dime, quarter dollar, and half dollar, and authorized a three dollar gold piece.
The Seated Liberty portrait designs appeared on most regular-issue silver United States coinage from 1836 through 1891. The denominations which featured the Goddess of Liberty in a Seated Liberty design included the half dime, the dime, the quarter, the half dollar, and until 1873 the silver dollar.
Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818
An extraordinarily rare dime whose whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s has sold for just over $500,000. The coin, which was struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975 ...
Prior to 1965 and passage of the Coinage Act of 1965 the composition of the dime, quarter, half-dollar and dollar coins was 90% silver and 10% copper. The half-dollar continued to be minted in a 40% silver-clad composition between 1965 and 1970.
Before you go digging around in search of a 1975 dime, you should know this: Your chances of having the rare dime are about 1 in 1.4 million. There are a couple of reasons it is so valuable.