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The finest known example of an 1829 half dime variety was discovered in a submission to Numismatic Guaranty Corp., reports David W. Lange, NGC research director.
“A recent grading submission to Numismatic Guaranty Corp. included a mix of miscellaneous gold and silver coins, one of which was an 1829 half dime for which the submitter requested VarietyPlus attribution,” Lange wrote. ...
Full Article: 1829 half dime variety found - Numismatic News
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Struck from 1794-1873, half dimes are a good buy. You can find Seated Liberty half dimes in Fine-12, dating back to the 1850s, for only $10. Many dates from the 1840s are valued at around $20 in Good-4.
An early reference to half dimes appeared in the April 6, 1842, issue of the Tioga Eagle, published in Wellsboro, Pa. The newspaper reported, "The United States Branch Mint at New Orleans coined half dimes during the month of February." With a mintage of just...
Full Article: Half Dimes a Good Buy - NumisMaster
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The top-rated sets of Capped Bust and Liberty Seated half dimes in the PCGS Set RegistrySM have been sold in a multi-million dollar private sale by Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey (www.LegendCoin.com).
The 93 coins include many of the finest known examples and the unique 1870-S half dime that was individually valued in this transaction at $1.4 million.
"The collections are known as ‘The Law Collections,’ named after the anonymous ‘Law Collector,’ a New Jersey hobbyist who sold the coins to us for $2.2 million," said Laura Sperber, President and Founder of Legend. "We then sold both sets intact to a Western states collector who told me...
Full Article: 1870-S Sold by Legend Numismatics
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Proof gold coinage has been called the “caviar of numismatics” - and with good reason. Everyone loves a nice Proof gold coin and there is no denying the rarity of these issues. But compared to Proof Bust silver coins, most Proof gold is common. I would contend that Proof Bust silver coinage is one of the most fascinating—and undervalued—areas in all of numismatics.
The earliest known Proof silver coins (at least those that are universally regarded as having been unquestionably struck as Proofs) date to around 1820. From the early part of the 1820’s until 1837 (when the Capped Bust design was replaced), Proof silver coins were struck in limited quantities.
Full Article: Some Thoughts on Proof Bust Silver Coinage: Part One - Half Dimes and Dimes - CoinLink
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Congressman Frank Lucas introduced House Resolution 6942 Thursday that would swap today’s Jefferson Nickel with a circulating half-dime of old. In an article Friday, details were scarce because the Government Printing Office had not yet published the bill’s text. That is no longer the case.
Read article: Nickel Swap for Half-Dime Clarified in Legislation, H.R. 6942 - Coin News
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Oklahoma congressman Frank Lucas introduced new coin legislation Thursday that would replace the circulating Jefferson nickel with a smaller and lighter five-cent coin, once known as a half-dime.
The text of the bill, H.R. 6942, has not yet been published by Government Printing Office (GPO), but insights into its intent may be gleaned from an article and Lucas statement by David Owen of The New Yorker in March:
Read article: Congressman Wants Nickel Replaced with Half-Dime - Coin News
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