PCGS PR63
- PCGS #:
- 4407
- Designer:
- Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 15.90 millimeters
- Weight:
- 1.34 grams
- Mintage:
- 20
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $105,750 • PR67 • 06-23-2014 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1837 H10C No Stars
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 14 |
| 60 or Better | 12 |
| 65 or Better | 4 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 1 / 1 |
| 60 or Better | 1 / 1 |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 1 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 16 / 37 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 14 / 37 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 12 / 37 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 PR67 PCGS grade
Knoxville Collection - Jay Parrino (The Mint) - Joseph O'Connor, sold privately in 11/2006 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30214, $105,750 |
#2 PR66 PCGS grade
Numismatic Gallery 7/1947 - John Jay Pittman - David Akers 10/1997:452 - Phil Kaufman - Heritage 8/2007:1777, $74,750
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#2 PR66 estimated grade
Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:940 - Superior 5/2001:1674 - American Numismatic Rarities 1/2004:1347, $21,850 - Superior 5/2001:1674, $33,350 - Richmond Collection - David Lawrence 7/2004:3059 - Heritage 1/2005:30151, $46,000 |
| #4 PR65 PCGS grade |
| #5 PR64 PCGS grade |
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#5 PR64 estimated grade
Matthew A. Stickney Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1907 - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:939, $10,120 - Heritage 1/2017:5571, $25,850 |
| #5 PR64 estimated grade |
| #8 PR63 PCGS grade |
| #8 PR63 PCGS grade |
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