Below are the most commonly sought after half dimes and dimes. Follow each link to the coin’s overview and links to both the PCGS and NGC Price Guides.
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Flowing Hair Half Dime (1794-1795)
Early Half Dimes. Also referred to as half disme, Early Half Dimes are five cent U.S. coins made of silver. They were first made in 1792, a year earlier than when the first United States Mint opened for business. Still, there were considered official coins of the country. Early Half Dimes were rumored to be made from silverware. Due to President George Washington’s eagerness for…READ MORE
Draped Bust Half Dime (1796-1805)
Early Half Dimes. Also referred to as half disme, Early Half Dimes are five cent U.S. coins made of silver. They were first made in 1792, a year earlier than when the first United States Mint opened for business. Still, there were considered official coins of the country. Early Half Dimes were rumored to be made from silverware. Due to President George Washington’s eagerness for…READ MORE
Capped Bust Half Dime (1829-1837)
Early Half Dimes. Also referred to as half disme, Early Half Dimes are five cent U.S. coins made of silver. They were first made in 1792, a year earlier than when the first United States Mint opened for business. Still, there were considered official coins of the country. Early Half Dimes were rumored to be made from silverware. Due to President George Washington’s eagerness for…READ MORE
Liberty Seated Half Dime (1837-1873)
For the budget-minded or beginner collector, Seated Liberty Half Dime provides an interesting series to collect, with the exception of the 1870S since only one is known to exist today. Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the No Stars Obverse variety of the Seated Liberty Half Dime was minted between 1837 and 1838. Those produced in Philadelphia has no mint mark, while those produced in New Orleans bore a mint mark…READ MORE
Draped Bust Dime (1796-1807)
Early Dimes – Draped Bust and Capped Bust. The dime may be an essential part of the U.S. decimal coinage system but it was one of the last coins that were issued by the U.S. Mint when the first operations began. This is why, by the time the Draped Bust made its debut, copper cents and half cents have already been minted for 3 years, silver dollars and half dollars and half dimes for two years, and two gold coins—half eagle and the eagle—have been struck for a year…READ MORE
Capped Bust Dime (1809-1837)
Early Dimes – Draped Bust and Capped Bust. The dime may be an essential part of the U.S. decimal coinage system but it was one of the last coins that were issued by the U.S. Mint when the first operations began. This is why, by the time the Draped Bust made its debut, copper cents and half cents have already been minted for 3 years, silver dollars and half dollars and half dimes for two years, and two gold coins—half eagle and the eagle—have been struck for a year…READ MORE
Seated Liberty Dime (1837-1891)
The Seated Liberty design was the standard in American coinage for decades, including dimes. Although it remained in circulation for more than 50 years, calls for its replacement came in the 1880s when it was nearing the half century mark. It first appeared in 1837, the end of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, and lasted until 1891, the time of Benjamin Harrison’s presidency. With more than 50 years…READ MORE
Barber Dime (1892-1916)
Issued between the early 1890s to the early 1910s, the Barber Dime was the replacement of the Seated Liberty design used since the 1830s. Calls to change the Seated Liberty coin rang loudly since 1879, however change didn’t come until 1892. The Barber coins were in circulation until 1916. More than half a billion Barber dimes were…READ MORE
Mercury Dime (1916-1945)
Despite being in its name, the Mercury dime does not feature the god Mercury at all. The portrait on the obverse is that of Liberty wearing a Phyrgian cap. But the term Mercury was used to describe the coin early on and the name stuck. The Mercury coin was first minted in 1916…READ MORE
Roosevelt Dime (1946 to Date)
The Roosevelt dime replaced the Mercury dime, which was issued from 1916 to 1945. Authorized to be made soon after the passing of Franklin D. Roosevelt, it first circulated in 1946 and remains the dime design to this day. Since the Roosevelt coin doesn’t feature rare dates…READ MORE