Survival Estimate | |
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All Grades | 14 |
60 or Better | 12 |
65 or Better | 4 |
Numismatic Rarity | |
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All Grades | R-9.4 |
60 or Better | R-9.5 |
65 or Better | R-9.8 |
Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
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All Grades | 1 / 1 |
60 or Better | 1 / 1 |
65 or Better | 1 / 1 |
Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
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All Grades | 16 / 37 TIE |
60 or Better | 14 / 37 TIE |
65 or Better | 12 / 37 TIE |
The 1837 Half Dimes were first struck on July 25, 1837. Director of the Mint Robert Maskell Patterson wrote to Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury, "I have the pleasure to send you herewith 20 half dimes of the new emission. You will see that they are fair similes of the new dimes."
Reference: Stacks Bowers