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icolt45 Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 7:25 pm Very small coin son gave it to me? Can you identify it? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 7:49 pm Looks like a Half Dime. How did your son receive it? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 7:51 pm Liberty Seated, I believe. Report this Post to the Staff
icolt45 Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 8:10 pm he did not say just said here dad enjoy Report this Post to the Staff
icolt45 Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 8:10 pm what is a Half Dime? is that not why we have nickles? lol Report this Post to the Staff
YoshiRules Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 8:20 pm Half Dimes are 5 cents, but " Half Dime" was what nickels were called before they were called "nickels". Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 8:54 pm That is a nice find! Tell him you want some more. I think a coin in that condition is worth around $15.00 - $20.00, but better check around to make sure. Report this Post to the Staff
Classic Coins Pillar of the Community United States 940 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 8:57 pm The US 5-cent coins were called Half Dimes when they were made out of silver, up until 1873. 5-cent coins were made out of nickel/copper beginning in 1866 (some overlap). Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6390 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 10:48 pm I can't tell from these photos but the same design was used for dimes in 1861. If the coin is the same diameter as a modern Roosevelt dime then you know it is a dime, not a Half Dime. Please check and let us know! The USA 5-cent coins were originally made of silver, starting in 1794. They were exactly half the weight and half the silver content of the 10-cent dimes. The first nickel-alloy 5-cent coins were issued in 1866 and became popular, with the term "nickel" becoming the common name for the coin. The silver half-dime pieces were phased out with 1873 being the last year of issue. Report this Post to the Staff
icolt45 Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 11:13 pm it is smaller than a dime Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 11:44 pm Some years of Half Dimes and dimes are known for having reverse dies with this type of weakness of the lettering in the center of the reverse. For the entire center with the denomination is not unusual for a coin with this amount of wear. Report this Post to the Staff
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