Calvin Appleton (1828-1898)

About This Set: Born 12 January Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts; married Abigail Knights Pearce (1829-1906) 17 October 1850 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; died 26 October Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

The five-piece Mint Set of 1828 includes two copper coins (a Half Cent and Cent) and three silver coins; (a Dime, Quarter and Half.) For the Dime, it was a transition year, from the older large diameter planchet to the slightly smaller one used through 1837. It was the last year for the Quarter on the larger open collar die. After two years of suspension, coinage for the denomination would resume on a smaller closed collar die with a reduced diameter and modified design.