1865 H10C MS67 PCGS. CAC. V-1....

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1865 Half Dime, Frosty MS67
'Scarcest Civil War Date'

1865 H10C MS67 PCGS. CAC. V-1. Ex: Bender Collection. Repunching shows on the lower-right base of the 1 in the date, and the denticle just below the left base of the 1 shows a tiny "chipped tooth" effect. Die doubling appears on the reverse at HA and DI. Proofs as well as business strikes were made from this same obverse die. Only 13,500 circulation strikes were made, one of three low-mintage P-mints (along with 1866 and 1867) at the end and immediately after the Civil War. Blythe calls this "the scarcest of the Civil War dates" and "tough to find in all grades." Frosty silver-gray surfaces are ringed with rose patina on this pristine low-mintage 1865 half dime. There are no post-Mint distractions, but the strike is a bit blunt on the upper-left wreath.
Ex: Purchased from Joseph O'Connor (2/2004); Eugene H. Gardner, Part II (Heritage, 10/2014), lot 98203, where it sold for $8,812.50.
From The Bender Family Collection, Part IV. (Registry values: N1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 234G, PCGS# 4386, Greysheet# 3793)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 1.24 grams
ASW: 0.04oz
Mintage: 13,000

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