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1868 USA Nickel VF-EF (VF30) $
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1868 USA Nickel VF-EF (VF-30)
The half dime, or half disme, was one of the first coins to be produced by the US Mint, with about 1,500 half dismes struck in 1792, though it is debated that this first coin was only a test piece. In 1794, production resumed using the "Flowing Hair" design, and the "s" in disme was dropped, as many had trouble pronouncing the word disme ("deem"), and the half disme became the half dime. These coins were originally made of silver, but in the 1860s, the composition switched to a copper-nickel alloy. As the introduction of this new alloyed coin made the silver coins redundant, the half dime was discontinued in favour of the coin we now know as the nickel.
Obverse: Garland draped above a central shield, with the legend around and date below.
Reverse: Denomination in centre within 13 stars, with the legend around.
Specifications:
Engraver: James Barton Longacre
Composition: Copper-nickel
Weight: 5 g
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Edge: Plain
Die Axis: ↑↓
Mint: United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States
Mintage: 28,890,500
The half dime, or half disme, was one of the first coins to be produced by the US Mint, with about 1,500 half dismes struck in 1792, though it is debated that this first coin was only a test piece. In 1794, production resumed using the "Flowing Hair" design, and the "s" in disme was dropped, as many had trouble pronouncing the word disme ("deem"), and the half disme became the half dime. These coins were originally made of silver, but in the 1860s, the composition switched to a copper-nickel alloy. As the introduction of this new alloyed coin made the silver coins redundant, the half dime was discontinued in favour of the coin we now know as the nickel.
Obverse: Garland draped above a central shield, with the legend around and date below.
Reverse: Denomination in centre within 13 stars, with the legend around.
Specifications:
Engraver: James Barton Longacre
Composition: Copper-nickel
Weight: 5 g
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Edge: Plain
Die Axis: ↑↓
Mint: United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States
Mintage: 28,890,500
