US Half Dimes

About US Half Dime Coins

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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1795 Draped Bust Half Dimes Ngc Au58$4,716 Ends Sunday 19 bids 37 watchers
1860 Seated Liberty Half Dime Proof Solid Gem Pf+ *rare$470.89 Ends Sunday 22 bids 12 watchers
1831 * Ngc Ms62 * $650+ Gorgeous Capped Bust Half Dimes$380.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 7 watchers
1872 Half 10c Ngc Pr67 Cameo 1 Of 4 Finest Ngc & Pcgs$338.45 Ends Monday 4 bids 20 watchers
1856 O Seated Liberty Half Dime Choice Au $169.50 Ends in 19 mins 7 bids 10 watchers
Half Dime 1862 *ngc* Ms-64 Pretty- Clean+ Pl Surfaces $169.25 Ends in 22 hours 5 bids 4 watchers
16 Seated Liberty Half Dimes - C58$90.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 2 watchers
1862 Seated Half Dime Pcgs Au-55 (much Nicer In Hand)$76.00 Ends Saturday 14 bids 15 watchers
1837 (seated Liberty) Half Dime$76.00 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 10 watchers
(39) Liberty Seated Half Dimes--see Note For Details$70.00 Ends Monday 3 bids 5 watchers
1872 Seated Liberty Half Dime Choice Bu++/near Gem Bu$69.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 14 watchers
1854 Seated Half Dime, Arrows, Au 53 Pcgs$66.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 7 watchers
1861 Half Dime, Pcgs Ms62$63.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 10 watchers
1854 Seated Liberty Half Dime "arrows" Rare Bu Gem!$59.54 Ends in 19 hours 14 bids 17 watchers
Us Coins 1837 Seated Liberty Half Dime Nice Xf/au !!$55.20 Ends Sunday 4 bids 14 watchers
1830 Capped Bust Half Dime In Au Conditions !$50.09 Ends Saturday 7 bids 13 watchers
1833 Cap Bust Half Dime Graded Icg Ef45$47.00 Ends Saturday 7 bids 11 watchers
16 Seated Liberty Half Dimes - C53$45.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 2 watchers
1853-o No Arrows Vf Xf Seated Liberty Half Dime F0210$45.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 7 watchers
15 Seated Liberty Half Dimes - C54$44.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 2 watchers
????1853 Arrows Seated Liberty Half Dime Au Toned Wow???$41.00 Ends in 26 mins 10 bids 17 watchers
1866 S Half Dime Very Nice$40.77 Ends in 15 hours 6 bids 7 watchers
1854 O Half Dime With Arrows Ms$36.70 Ends in 21 hours 7 bids 12 watchers
Beautiful Unc 1860 Seated Liberty Silver Half Dime!$36.55 Ends Saturday 12 bids 11 watchers
1858 Silver 3 Cent Piece ~ ~choice Xf ~~$36.00 Ends in 22 hours 7 bids 7 watchers
High Grade Unc 1872 S Seated Liberty Half Dime Coin Nr$35.55 Ends in 22 hours 6 bids 8 watchers
1829 Capped Bust Half Dime Choice Extremely Fine Xf+$33.65 Ends Saturday 6 bids 13 watchers
Toned 1831 Extra Fine Capped Bust Half Dime - Nr!$33.00 Ends Saturday 11 bids 20 watchers
1834 Cap Bust Half Dime Graded Icg Ef45$32.10 Ends Saturday 11 bids 12 watchers
Lot Of 30 Holed Or Damaged Half Dimes,+ 1- 3 Cent Wow!$32.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 2 watchers
1854 Half Dime In Ef$29.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
15 Seated Liberty Half Dimes - A36$28.00 Ends Monday 2 bids 5 watchers
1847 U.s. Seated Half Dime 5c$26.69 Ends Thursday 4 bids 2 watchers
1858 Seated Half Dime Pcgs Au55$26.55 Ends in 16 hours 4 bids 11 watchers
1861 Silver 3 Cent Piece ~ ~choice Au+details ~~$26.00 Ends in 23 hours 8 bids 7 watchers
1857 Half Dime Vf$24.00 Ends in 16 hours 1 bid 6 watchers
1866-s,1868-s Seated Liberty Half Dimes$23.40 Ends in 23 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
1870,1871-s Seated Liberty Half Dimes$22.90 Ends in 23 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
1861 Seated Half Dime$21.50 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 4 watchers
Antique 1830 Capped Bust Half Dime Silver Coin$20.51 Ends Saturday 8 bids 4 watchers
14 Seated Liberty Half Dimes - A37$19.50 Ends Monday 2 bids 4 watchers
1831 Vf Bust Half Dime .99 Cent Start [g2]$19.38 Ends Sunday 6 bids 10 watchers
Virtually Unc 1855 W/arrows Half Dime From Estate$19.01 Ends Saturday 6 bids 11 watchers
1832 Bust Half Dime- Full Liberty Obv & Detailed Rev$18.51 Ends Sunday 9 bids 8 watchers
1860 Silver 3 Cent Piece ~ ~choice Xf ~~$18.50 Ends in 23 hours 9 bids 7 watchers
1841-p,o Seated Liberty Half Dimes$16.85 Ends in 22 hours 1 bid
1834 Capped Bust Half Dime Free S/h!!!$16.49 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 5 watchers
1857 Seated Liberty Half Dime Graded Icg Au53$16.30 Ends Saturday 4 bids 6 watchers
1857 U.s. Half Dime.................no Reserve!$15.50 Ends in 20 hours 4 bids 7 watchers
1861 Seated Liberty Half Dime Nice Xf$15.50 Ends Saturday 7 bids 6 watchers
1854 Seated Liberty Half Dime Dug Coin$14.27 Ends Saturday 4 bids 3 watchers
1853 Liberty Seated Half Dime Xf-au Original No Res$13.55 Ends Sunday 4 bids 6 watchers
1829 Capped Bust Half Dime Au$13.50 Ends in 21 hours 2 bids 4 watchers
1857 U.s. Half Dime.........no Reserve!$13.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 2 watchers
1855 O Seated Liberty Half Dime With Arrows$12.38 Ends in 11 hours 3 bids 4 watchers
1861 Silver 3 Cent Piece ~ ~great Details ~~$12.15 Ends Saturday 6 bids 7 watchers
1829 Silver Bust Dime.$12.15 Ends Sunday 5 bids 3 watchers
1831 Bust Half Dime...............vf Detail$12.01 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 2 watchers

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