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Federal Half Dimes 1792 - 1837

Flowing Hair Design 1794 - 1795
1795 - Reported Mintage 78,660
Die Marriage LM-8
Obverse 7: Star 1 Between Curls 2 and 3 - L Low - IB Distant
 Reverse E: No Berries Under Left Wing

Draped Bust, Small Eagle Design 1796 - 1797

Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Design 1800 - 1805
1801- Reported Mintage 27,760
Die Marriage LM-2
Obverse Die 2:  LIB Distant -  Star 1, Star 2 and Star 3 Close
 Reverse Die C: Leaf Distant from A3 but Joined to Center of C

1803- Reported Mintage 37,850
Die Marriage LM-2
Obverse Die 2: Large 8, Taller Than 1 - Digit 3 Rotated CW
 Reverse Die C: Leaf Distant from A3 but Joined to Center of C



Capped Bust Design 1829 - 1837
1829 - Reported Mintage 1,230,000
Die Marriage LM-17
Obverse 4: Digit 1 Doubled at Top
 Reverse K: RI Apart

1830 - Reported Mintage 1,240,000
Die Marriage LM-7
Obverse 4: Stars 6 and 7 Distant
 Reverse K: C1 Level with I2 and A3

1831 - Reported Mintage 1,242,700
Die Marriage LM-1.2
Obverse 1 : Star 7 Points to Upper Part of Headband
 Reverse L: U Low and Rotated CCW

1832 - Reported Mintage 965,000
Die Marriage LM-4
Obverse 3 : Star 12 Repunched and Star 13 Twice as Close to Curl
 Reverse R: R above I at base

1834 - Reported Mintage 1,480,000
Die Marriage LM-1
Obverse 1 : Star 4 Close to Dentils
 Reverse V: RI Apart

1835 - Reported Mintage 2,760,000
Die Marriage LM-10
Obverse 6 : Small Date - 8 High 3 Low
 Reverse EE: Small 5C - A3 equidistant between C1 and Arrowhead

1836 - Reported Mintage 1,900,000
Die Marriage LM-5
Obverse 3 : Stars 11 and 12 Strongly Repunched
 Reverse HH: Small 5C - N Repunched

1836 - Reported Mintage 1,900,000
Die Marriage LM-3
Obverse 2: Stars 4 and 5 Closer - 3 Over Inverted 3
 Reverse GG: Large 5C - U Boldly Repunched

1837 - Reported Mintage 871,000
Die Marriage LM-1
Obverse 1: 7 Boldly Repunched at Bottom Reverse KK: Large 5C - U close to Wing


References:
Russell J Logan and John W McCloskey -- Federal Half Dimes 1792 - 1837,  published 1998
Walter Breen -- United States Half Dimes: A Subblement, published 1958
David W Valentine -- The United States Half Dimes, published 1975
( with additional material by Kamal M Ahwash,  Walter Breen, David J Davis, Will W Neil and Harold P Newlin )
Al Blythe -- The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes, published 1992

Last Updated on 03/14/2005
By Paul Burns
Email: paul.burns@us.army.mil
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