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)

Weight:

1.2 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

15.9 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Obverse Designer:

Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes

Reverse Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

Seated Liberty Half Dimes

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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)

Weight:

1.2 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

15.9 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Obverse Designer:

Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes

Reverse Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

PCGS MS-67

Seated Liberty Half Dimes

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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)

Weight:

1.2 grams

Content:

90% silver 10% copper

Diameter:

15.9 millimeters

Edge:

Reeded

Obverse Designer:

Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes and James B. Longacre

Reverse Designer:

James B. Longacre

NGC MS-67

Seated Liberty Half Dimes

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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

Seated Liberty Half Dimes on eBay

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All Seated Liberty Half Dimes

All Buy It Now Seated Liberty Half Dimes

1853 ARROWS H10C SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME SOME LUSTER XF COIN SKU B1276

1853 ARROWS H10C SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME VF COIN SKU B1248

1857 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME MINT ERROR LAMINATION & CUD XF DETS B1250

1853 ARROWS H10C SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME LUSTER XF COIN SKU B1245

1853 ARROWS H10C SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME VF SKU B1247

1856 H10C SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME VF COIN SKU B1249

1861 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME LUSTER CIVIL WAR YEAR XF/AU TONING B1251

1853 ARROWS H10C SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME LUSTER XF/AU SKU B1246

1872 H10C SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME XF SKU B1253

1858 H10C NGC/CAC PR 66 OH OLD NGC HOLDER SEATED HALF DIME OLD NGC HOLDER

1869 S SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME 5C HIGHER GRADE VF DETAILS 32870

1868 S SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME 5C CIRCULATED HOLED 32869

1862 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME 5C BETTER GRADE HOLED 32868

1862 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME 5C HIGHER GRADE VF DETAILS 32867

1858 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME 5C CIRCULATED HOLED 32859

1858 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DIME 5C HIGHER GRADE VF DETAILS 32858

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