PCGS MS65+
PCGS MS65+
- PCGS #:
- 4250
- Designer:
- Robert Scot
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 16.50 millimeters
- Weight:
- 1.35 grams
- Mintage:
- 7,756
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $93,500 • CH UNC • 12-04-2005 • Coinhunter
Major Varieties
- 1794 H10C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 550 |
| 60 or Better | 57 |
| 65 or Better | 7 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-5.9 |
| 60 or Better | R-8.4 |
| 65 or Better | R-9.6 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 1 / 2 |
| 60 or Better | 1 / 2 |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 2 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 1 / 2 |
| 60 or Better | 1 / 2 |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 2 |
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 MS66 PCGS grade
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#2 MS66 estimated grade
Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation - Bowers & Merena 8/2010:1003, $132,250 |
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#3 MS65+ PCGS grade
Stack's/Bowers 3/2012:4052, $71,875 - High Desert Collection (PCGS Set Registry) |
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#3 MS65+ PCGS grade
Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:887, $45,100 |
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#3 MS65 PCGS grade
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#3 MS65 PCGS grade
American Numismatic Rarities 1/2004:1337, $39,100 - American Numismatic Rarities 5/2005:106, $73,600 - Bowers and Merena 8/2009:679, $41,688 |
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#3 MS65 PCGS grade
Possibly Richard Boswell Winsor Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 12/1895 - John M. Clapp Collection - J.M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:885, $28,600 - Bowers and Merena 5/2004:108, $67,850 |
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#3 MS65 PCGS grade
Goldbergs 9/2002:213 (as PCGS MS65), $48,300 - Melrose Bay Collection - Heritage 7/2005:10145, $69,000 - American Numismatic Rarities 6/2006:1177, $77,625 - Heritage 3/2011:3297, $63,250 - Heritage 4/2015:4962, $56,400 |
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#3 MS65 PCGS grade
Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:886, $26,400 - Heritage 4/2015:4963, $67,562.50 |
| #3 MS65 PCGS grade |
The 1794 Half Dime was the first year that this denomination was made inside the new United States Mint, thus this date carries a premium with type collectors. The 1794 Half Dime has a low mintage and is very scarce in all conditions. However, a number of nice, high-grade examples have survived, including a few Gems.
Varieties (4): Valentine 1 - Very Rare Valentine 2 - Rare Valentine 3 - Rare Valentine 4 - Very Scarce
Sources and/or recommended reading: "Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837" by Russell J. Logan and John W. McCloskey
Around 1880, coin dealer William Elliot Woodward from Massachusetts discovered a hoard of about 100 Half Dimes from 1794 and 1795 in Uncirculated condition. If we look at the current PCGS Population totals, there are dozens of Uncirculated examples for the 1794 Half Dime and over 100 Uncirculated examples of the 1795 Half Dimes. Many of these examples may have survived from the 1880's Woodward hoard.