Seated Liberty Half Dime (1837 - 1873)
Seated Liberty Half Dime General Grading Standards
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Obverse Without Stars (1837-1838)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully, reverse by Christian Gobrecht | |
| Diameter: 15.9 millimeters | Weight: 1.3 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1837 | 1,405,000 | About 20 |
| 1838-O | 70,000 | 0 |
Obverse With Stars (1838-1853)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, reverse by Christian Gobrecht. | |
| Diameter: 15.9 millimeters | Weight: 1.3 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1838 | 2,255,000 | About 5 |
| 1839 | 1,069,150 | About 10 |
| 1839 O | 1,034,039 | 0 |
| 1840 | 1,344,085 | About 10 |
| 1840 O | 935,000 | 0 |
| 1841 | 1,150,000 | About 10 |
| 1841 O | 815,000 | 0 |
| 1842 | 815,000 | About 10 |
| 1842 O | 350,000 | 0 |
| 1843 | 1,165,000 | About 10 |
| 1844 | 430,000 | About 10 |
| 1844 O | 220,000 | 0 |
| 1845 | 1,564,000 | About 10 |
| 1846 | 27,000 | About 15 |
| 1847 | 1,274,000 | About 15 |
| 1848 | 668,000 | About 10 |
| 1848 O | 600,000 | 0 |
| 1849 | 1,309,000 | About 10 |
| 1849 O | 140,000 | 0 |
| 1850 | 955,000 | About 10 |
| 1850 O | 690,000 | 0 |
| 1851 | 781,000 | About 10 |
| 1851 O | 860,000 | 0 |
| 1852 | 1,000,500 | About 10 |
| 1852 O | 260,000 | 0 |
| 1853 | 135,000 | 0 |
| 1853 O | 160,000 | 0 |
Arrowheads At Date (1853-1855)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, reverse by Christian Gobrecht | |
| Diameter: 15.9 millimeters | Weight: 1.2 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1853 | 13,210,020 | About 5 |
| 1853-O | 2,200,000 | 0 |
| 1854 | 5,740,000 | About 20 |
| 1854-O | 1,560,000 | 0 |
| 1855 | 1,750,000 | About 20 |
| 1855-O | 600,000 | 0 |
Obverse With Stars (1856-1859)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, reverse by Christian Gobrecht | |
| Diameter: 15.9 millimeters | Weight: 1.2 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1856 | 4,880,000 | About 50 |
| 1856 O | 1,100,000 | 0 |
| 1857 | 7,280,000 | About 75 |
| 1857 O | 1,380,000 | 0 |
| 1858 | 3,500,000 | About 125 |
| 1858 O | 1,660,000 | 0 |
| 1859 | 340,000 | About 800 |
| 1859 O | 560,000 | 0 |
Obverse With Legend (1860-1873)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes and James B. Longacre, reverse by James B. Longacre | |
| Diameter: 15.9 millimeters | Weight: 1.2 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1860 | 799,000 | 1,000 |
| 1860 O | 1,060,000 | 0 |
| 1861 | 3,361,000 | 1,000 |
| 1862 | 1,492,000 | 550 |
| 1863 | 18,000 | 460 |
| 1863 S | 100,000 | 0 |
| 1864 | 48,000 | 470 |
| 1864 S | 90,000 | 0 |
| 1865 | 13,000 | 500 |
| 1865 S | 120,000 | 0 |
| 1866 | 10,000 | 725 |
| 1866 S | 120,000 | 0 |
| 1867 | 8,000 | 625 |
| 1867 S | 120,000 | 0 |
| 1868 | 88,600 | 600 |
| 1868 S | 280,000 | 0 |
| 1869 | 208,000 | 600 |
| 1869 S | 230,000 | 0 |
| 1870 | 535,000 | 1,000 |
| 1870 S | 1 | 0 |
| 1871 | 1,873,000 | 960 |
| 1871 S | 161,000 | 0 |
| 1872 | 2,947,000 | 950 |
| 1872 S | 837,000 | 0 |
| 1873 | 712,000 | 600 |
| 1873 S | 324,000 | 0 |
Mint Mark Legend
Below "DIME" on the reverse except for the 1872 which could be within or below the wreath on the reverse and the 1873 which is below the wreath.
| Mint Mark | Mint | Date of Operation |
| None | Philadelphia | 1793-present |
| O | New Orleans, LA | 1838-1861; 1879-1909 |
| S | San Francisco, CA | 1854-1955; 1968-present |
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