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Before the advent of nickels, US five cent pieces were known simply as half dimes, and the designs almost always mimicked the designs featured on regular 10 cent dimes. Half dimes were produced from 1794 until 1873, minus a halt from 1805 until 1829.

Half dime designs include the Flowing Hair Liberty (from 1794 to 1795), the Draped Bust Liberty (from 1796 to 1805), the Capped Bust Liberty (from 1829 to 1837), and the Seated Liberty (from 1837 to 1873). Like most coin designs, there were multiple variations of each...

Half dimes were so thin that they frequently bent or dented. Undamaged examples are rarer and therefore more in-demand among collectors.

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1867 Liberty Seated Half Dime Slabbed Pcgs Pr-63$561.77 Ends Tuesday 11 bids 17 watchers
1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime$255.00 Ends Tuesday 15 bids 19 watchers
1846 Vg Seated Half Dime Full Devices Au0109$255.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 11 watchers
1856 O Seated Liberty Half Dime Choice Au$232.50 Ends in 19 hours 8 bids 9 watchers
1831 Bust Half Dime Pcgs Au50$199.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 12 watchers
1862 Gem Seated Half Dime, Ms65 Anacs Certified$114.10 Ends Sunday 4 bids 5 watchers
1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime$104.49 Ends in 16 hours 8 bids 22 watchers
1797 Draped Bust Half Dime- Small Eagle$102.50 Ends Saturday 6 bids 13 watchers
1833 Capped Bust Half Dime Original Au+$95.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
1835 Capped Bust Half Dime Choice Uncirculated$81.22 Ends Thursday 9 bids 10 watchers
1843 Seated Liberty Half Dime Near Gem Bu ** Nice!!$78.53 Ends Sunday 9 bids 20 watchers
1865-s F Vf Seated Liberty Half Dime O3109$76.75 Ends Tuesday 10 bids 11 watchers
1853 Seated Liberty Half Dime Near Gem Bu++ Rainbow$76.00 Ends Tuesday 10 bids 19 watchers
1837 Capped Bust Half Dime.....xf.......no Reserve!$66.00 Ends in 10 hours 10 bids 15 watchers
1860 Seated Liberty Half Dime Uncirculated$62.99 Ends in 18 hours 10 bids 19 watchers
22 Half Dime Bracelet W Hook And Loop, Var. Dates$60.00 Ends in 13 hours 3 bids 5 watchers
1832 Half Dime Au Cleaned Noreserve$57.99 Ends Sunday 4 bids 4 watchers
1858 Seated Liberty Half Dime Choice Bu * Rainbow$57.05 Ends Sunday 7 bids 12 watchers
1829 Lm-3 Bust Half Dime, Old Anacs Au-50 (estatesale)$56.55 Ends Sunday 4 bids 12 watchers
1837 No Stars Sharp Au Seated Liberty Half Dime$56.00 Ends Monday 4 bids 12 watchers
15 Silver Liberty Seated Half Dimes Coins Lot #b9$53.55 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 5 watchers
1835 Super Nice Au Capped Bust Half Dime$52.00 Ends Monday 5 bids 4 watchers
# 4-half Dimes, 6-3cent Nickels$50.89 Ends in 8 hours 6 bids 8 watchers
1858 ??over Inv Date” Seated Half Dime Anacs Ef40$46.55 Ends Sunday 10 bids 6 watchers
1860 Seated Liberty Half Dime W Toning Au Almost Unc$41.90 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
1831 Half Dime - Au Details / Ngc$39.00 Ends in 15 hours 14 bids 12 watchers
1869-s Au Seated Liberty Half Dime O3109$37.25 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 5 watchers
1833 Bust Half Dime Anacs Au50 $36.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 9 watchers
1853 Seated Half Dime$34.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 4 watchers
1837 Liberty Seated Half Dime$34.00 Ends in 16 hours 8 bids 10 watchers
1831 Half Bust Dime Nice Strike Lm-2 Variety$33.89 Ends in 8 hours 6 bids 7 watchers
1830 Bust Half Dime "full Liberty"$33.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 7 watchers
1868-s Xf Seated Liberty Half Dime O3109$32.99 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 4 watchers
1864-s Seated Half Dime Anacs Ef40$32.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 9 watchers
1854 Seated Half Dime Anacs Au55$31.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 4 watchers
1830 Capped Bust Half Dime Mint Silver Coin K@@k Xf$30.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 9 watchers
1857 Seated Half Dime Anacs Au 58 ?? Beautiful Coin$26.55 Ends Sunday 10 bids 6 watchers
1830 Capped Bust Half Dime**ms61**no Res.$26.00 Ends Monday 14 bids 10 watchers
1863 Seated Half Dime Anacs Vf20$26.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 9 watchers
1834 Bust Half Dime Anacs Au55$26.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 6 watchers
(2) Capped Bust Half Dimes 1832 & 1837$24.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 7 watchers
1832 Capped Bust Half Dime - Lot #b17$22.50 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 13 watchers
1840 Seated Liberty Half Dime Wonderful 170 Years Old$22.50 Ends in 9 hours 13 bids 12 watchers
1855 O Seated Liberty Half Dime Vf-xf N/r$22.50 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 1 watcher
1854 W/arrows Half Dime * Very Old * Full Liberty $22.49 Ends in 7 hours 10 bids 3 watchers
4 Capped Bust Half Dimes - B4$22.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 10 watchers
1841 Seated Liberty Half Dime ??..check Out Details$21.50 Ends in 8 hours 19 bids 10 watchers
(3) Capped Bust Half Dimes 1832,1834,1837$20.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids 10 watchers
1837 Bust Half Dime Large 5 Anacs Au53 $20.15 Ends Sunday 13 bids 5 watchers
1839o Seated Liberty Half Dime$20.00 Ends Monday 11 bids 9 watchers
1841-o U.s. Seated Liberty Half Dime$19.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
1940-o Seated Half Dime Good Drapery Silver Coin!$19.69 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
1857 Xf Seated Liberty Half Dime$18.63 Ends in 9 hours 5 bids 3 watchers
Mixed Lot Of 4 Seated Half Dimes 1800's No Reserve$18.52 Ends in 8 hours 12 bids 7 watchers
1854 O Liberty Seated Silver Half Dime Beautiful Noresv$18.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 5 watchers

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