I was browsing through some of my files and came across a cool little coin I had completely even forgot that I had. I the early days of the United States they were still making adjustments to currency and realized their was a need for a half dime. Back then a dime (1853) was actually worth a fair amount of money (around $1.60 today's money.) So half dimes were produced up until around 1870 before being replaced the the nickel. It's a shame really, they were much prettier coins than today's nickels in my personal opinion.
The seated Liberty design was used on US coinage from 1836 until 1891 on everything from the half dime to the silver dollar. It was engraved by Christian Gobrecht who was the third head engraver of the US mint, but originally drawn by Thomas Sully. Sully was born in England but emigrated to the US to become a very successful painter producing everything from landscapes, images for US coins, to several presidents of the United States. Gobrecht was short lived as head engraver dying only four years after his appointment. But between the pair of the two they produced one of the most beautiful designs in the history of US coinage.
This half dime may not be huge in size, but it's history make up for it in my opinion. See what you think!
photos mine
About this coin:
Country: United States of America
Denomination: Half Dime
Year: 1853
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 13,210,020
Composition: 90% silver/ 10% copper
Produced from 1853-1855
Weight: 1.24 grams
Diameter: 15.5 mm
Edge: Reeded
Engraver: Christian Gobrecht
Artist: Thomas Sully
Obverse: Seated Liberty with shield surrounded by 13 stars
Reverse: Face value surrounded by wreath and United States of America
I've always felt that US coins used to be works of true art. I wish they still were but fail in comparison to sitting Liberty, the Morgan, or the Peace dollar. Sitting Liberty is one of the designs I never tire of looking at, plus you can just imagine all the hands the coin has been through and what it was spent on. It give you that a real connection to all the people's lives it touched. Well enough rambling, lets just say I think it's awesome!
What's your opinion?
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References:
Numista
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6846.html
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_dime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sully
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Gobrecht
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