1830 H10C (Proof)
Series: Capped Bust Half Dimes 1829-1837
PCGS PR65
Image courtesy of Heritage Numismatic Auctions
- PCGS #:
- 4301
- Designer:
- William Kneass
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 15.90 millimeters
- Weight:
- 1.35 grams
- Mintage:
- 12
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $57,500 • PR66 • 01-01-2007 • Heritage Auctions
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 4 |
| 60 or Better | 4 |
| 65 or Better | 2 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-9.8 |
| 60 or Better | R-9.8 |
| 65 or Better | R-9.9 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 3 / 7 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 3 / 7 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 3 / 7 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 3 / 7 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 3 / 7 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 3 / 7 |
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 PR65 PCGS grade
LM-91, V-5 Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/22/1996:912, $19,800 - Heritage 12/2008:1039, $50,025 |
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#2 PR65 estimated grade
LM-1.1, V-10 “Obtained by a European noble while visiting this country in the middle 19th century and retained by the same family until the present time” (Heritage) - Noblesse Collection - Heritage 9/2013:6301, $49,937.50 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30184 |
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#2 PR65 estimated grade
Bowers & Merena 8/1999:79, $18,400 - Benson Collection - Goldbergs 2/2002:350, $23,172 - Jones Beach Collection - Heritage 1/2007:848, $57,500 |
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#4 Grade unknown
National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution |
Breen (1989) listed Proof examples of three different 1830 Half Dime varieties: LM-1, LM-3, and LM-9.
Logan and McCloskey (1998) cite four auction records for the LM-9.1 variety (including the Eliasberg coin) but claim to have never seen Proof examples of LM-1 and LM-3.
Sources and/or recommended reading: "Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1989, New Revised and Corrected Edition" by Wa;ter Breen (1989).
"Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837" by Russell J. Logan and John W. McCloskey (1998)