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1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, PCGS Genuine....
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1792 Half Disme, Judd-7
'A Small Beginning' for U.S. Coinage
1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, PCGS Genuine.
The PCGS number ending in .98 suggests Damage as the reason, or
perhaps one of the reasons, that PCGS deemed this coin not
gradable. In our opinion, the coin has XF Details. A bright and
well-detailed example of this important issue, the first
regular-issue United States federal coin. In his fourth Annual
Message (November 6, 1792), President George Washington mentioned
these pieces, referring to "a small beginning in the coinage of
half-dismes, the want of small coins in circulation calling the
first attention to them." While they have always been recognized as
significant, unraveling centuries of myth interwoven with the facts
has been difficult.This piece is recorded as Coin 20-10 (the Massey specimen) in the census provided in the recent publication 1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage (available from Heritage). It was located in 2004 by a metal detectorist in a New Jersey tomato garden. It is from the earliest die state (1-A), with no crack on the reverse. As such, it is considered one of the 1,500 half dismes struck for Thomas Jefferson in July 1792, which are held to be regular-issue coins.
The coin shows a number of scratches and nicks on its surface, as well as evidence of having been buried for some time. That said, the level of detail visible is quite strong, particularly on the obverse.
From The Julian Kaufman Collection.
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Auction Info
2018 January 3 - 8 FUN US Coins Signature Auction - Tampa #1271 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2018
3rd-8th
Wednesday-Monday
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This 64-page book cites mintage and rarity estimates by prominent numismatists and documents the currently known 1802 half dime appearances. Each of the 32 documented examples includes an enlarged obverse/reverse photograph, the author's assigned grade, the provenance of each coin, auction prices realized or dealer fixed asking price, and a unique serial number for each specimen that will facilitate retrieval for research, cataloging, or price-information purposes. Reserve your copy of this remarkable volume for just $29.95 today.
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