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1829 H10C Proof 64 PCGS CAC Sticker. V-3, LM-2, R.7 (as a Proof). A sharply impressed silver-gray specimen with a lively array of gold, sky-blue, and crimson iridescence throughout, especially in a bright light source. Magnified scrutiny provides some light hairlines, but no other marks of any magnitude mar the surfaces. The 1829 half dime represents the first year of coinage in the denomination since 1805, and the last of the small denomination silver issues -- half dime, dime, quarter, and half dollar -- to display the Capped Bust theme. The present colorful specimen is one of perhaps 20 to 30 Proofs to be offered in today's numismatic community from an untold but undoubtedly small mintage.
Early in the morning of July 4, 1829 at the Philadelphia Mint, craftsmen were busy striking half dimes of the Capped Bust motif. While this design had been used elsewhere in other denominations as early as 1807, this was its initial appearance in the silver five-cent series, the last half dime had been struck in 1805. The occasion on July 4th was the cornerstone laying of the Second Philadelphia Mint. Dignitaries and others were on hand, and while no official documentation has been discovered, and we like to avoid speculation, it seems probable that this coin was created as a presentation piece on that date. Population: 3 in Proof 64, 3 finer. (PCGS 4294)
Early in the morning of July 4, 1829 at the Philadelphia Mint, craftsmen were busy striking half dimes of the Capped Bust motif. While this design had been used elsewhere in other denominations as early as 1807, this was its initial appearance in the silver five-cent series, the last half dime had been struck in 1805. The occasion on July 4th was the cornerstone laying of the Second Philadelphia Mint. Dignitaries and others were on hand, and while no official documentation has been discovered, and we like to avoid speculation, it seems probable that this coin was created as a presentation piece on that date. Population: 3 in Proof 64, 3 finer. (PCGS 4294)
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1829 H10C Proof 64 PCGS
CAC Sticker. V-3, LM-2, R.7 (as a Proof). A sharply impressed silver-gray specimen with a lively array of gold, sky-blue, and crimson iridescence throughout, especially in a bright light source. Magnified scrutiny provides some light hairlines, but no other marks of any magnitude mar the surfaces. The 1829 half dime represents the first year of coinage in the denomination since 1805, and the last of the small denomination silver issues -- half dime, dime, quarter, and half dollar -- to display the Capped Bust theme. The present colorful specimen is one of perhaps 20 to 30 Proofs to be offered in today's numismatic community from an untold but undoubtedly small mintage.
Early in the morning of July 4, 1829 at the Philadelphia Mint, craftsmen were busy striking half dimes of the Capped Bust motif. While this design had been used elsewhere in other denominations as early as 1807, this was its initial appearance in the silver five-cent series, the last half dime had been struck in 1805. The occasion on July 4th was the cornerstone laying of the Second Philadelphia Mint. Dignitaries and others were on hand, and while no official documentation has been discovered, and we like to avoid speculation, it seems probable that this coin was created as a presentation piece on that date. Population: 3 in Proof 64, 3 finer. (PCGS 4294)
Early in the morning of July 4, 1829 at the Philadelphia Mint, craftsmen were busy striking half dimes of the Capped Bust motif. While this design had been used elsewhere in other denominations as early as 1807, this was its initial appearance in the silver five-cent series, the last half dime had been struck in 1805. The occasion on July 4th was the cornerstone laying of the Second Philadelphia Mint. Dignitaries and others were on hand, and while no official documentation has been discovered, and we like to avoid speculation, it seems probable that this coin was created as a presentation piece on that date. Population: 3 in Proof 64, 3 finer. (PCGS 4294)