Years
Designer
Robert Scot
Composition
89.24% silver, 10.76% copper
Diameter
16.5 mm
Mass
1.35 g
Thickness
0.8 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Silver
Design
Draped Liberty; small eagle 1796–97, heraldic eagle 1800–05. LIKERTY and 1800 LIBEKTY punching errors are famous.
History
No half dimes 1798–99 or 1806–08. 1802 is a great rarity — a few dozen known — and a five- and six-figure coin. Most dates are scarce in AU and genuinely rare in mint state.
Key dates
1802-P
stopper
1796-P · LIKERTY
scarce
10 issues