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1800 Draped Bust Half Dime, MS63+
LIBEKTY, V-2, LM-3 Variety, CAC

1800 H10C LIBEKTY, V-2, LM-3, R.4, MS63+ NGC. CAC. The 1800 Draped Bust half dime claims a robust mintage of 40,000 pieces, with four die varieties known for the date. This coin represents the popular LM-3 variety, with the distinctive broken R in LIBERTY and the leaf joined to the left diagonal of the second A in AMERICA. The 2025 Guide Book estimates this variety accounted for approximately 16,000 pieces of the reported mintage. The obverse die was used again to strike the very rare LM-4 variety of this date. The reverse die was used previously to strike the LM-1 and LM-2 varieties of 1800.

The present coin is an attractive Select specimen, with well-detailed design elements that show the effects of die buckling from the point of the shield to the eagle's beak. The surfaces are lightly marked and lustrous, under shades of bluish-gray, lilac, and sea-green toning. Overall eye appeal is outstanding. Census: 3 in 63 (1 in 63+), 8 finer. CAC: 1 in 63, 1 finer (7/24).
Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2020), lot 3678.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2326, Variety PCGS# 38603, Base PCGS# 4265, Greysheet# 198156)

Weight: 1.35 grams

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper


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