U.S. Half-Dime Coins
(1794 - 1873)
U.S. Half Dimes were the first silver coins struck by the United States Mint and served as an essential small-denomination coin in early American commerce. Issued in several classic designs featuring Liberty and, later, an eagle or wreath reverse, the half dime circulated widely for nearly 80 years. As industrial metal production improved, the thicker copper-nickel five-cent coin eventually replaced it, leading to the half dime’s discontinuation in 1873. Today, half dimes represent an important bridge between early federal silver coinage and the modern nickel.
Check out every series of U.S. Half-Dime Coins below, complete with dates & mintages for each.
Bust ‘Half Disme’ (1792)
The 1792 half disme was the first official coin produced by the United States.DATE
1792
MINTAGE
1,500
Flowing Hair Half-Dime (1794 - 1795)
Business StrikesDATE
1794
1795
MINTAGE
7,756
78,660
Draped Bust Half-Dime (1796 - 1805)
Business StrikesDATE
Type 1, Small Eagle
1796
1797
Type 2, Heraldic Eagle
1800
1801
1802
1803
1805
MINTAGE
10,230
44,527
40,000
27,760
3,060
37,850
15,600
Capped Bust Half-Dime (1829 - 1837)
Business StrikesDATE
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
MINTAGE
1,230,000
1,240,000
1,242,700
965,000
1,370,000
1,480,000
2,760,000
1,900,000
871,000
Proof Strikes1829 Proof
1830 Proof
1831 Proof
1832 Proof
1833 Proof
1834 Proof
1835 Proof
1836 Proof
1837 Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
10
10
20
10
8
12
10
10
30
Type 1, No Stars
1837
1838
1838-O
Type 2, No Drapery
1839
1839-O
1840 No Drapery
1840-O No Drapery
Type 3, Stars on Obverse
1840 Drapery
1840-O No Drapery
1841
1841-O
1842
1842-O
1843
1843-O
1844
1844-O
1845
1845-O
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1851-O
1852
1853 No Arrows
1853-O No Arrows
Type 4, Arrows at Date
1853 Arrows
1853-O Arrows
1854
1854-O
1855
1855-O
Type 3, Stars on Obverse
1856
1856-O
1857
1857-O
1858
1858-O
1859
1859-O
Type 5, Legend Obverse
1860
1860-O
1861
1862
1863
1863-S
1864
1864-S
1865
1865-S
1866
1866-S
1867
1867-S
1868
1868-S
1869
1869-S
1870
1870-S
1871
1871-S
1872
1872-S
1873
1873-S
Seated Liberty Half-Dime (1837 - 1873)
Business StrikesDATE
MINTAGE
1,405,000
3,546,000
70,000
1,069,000
150,000
1,034,000
240,000
310,085
240,000
1,227,000
845,000
815,000
350,000
815,000
720,000
1,150,000
220,000
590,000
240,000
27,000
120,000
224,000
180,000
553,000
100,000
290,000
77,130
135,000
1,050,000
13,210,020
2,200,000
759,000
500,000
7,000
600,000
1,450,000
2,200,000
3,540,000
600,000
3,475,000
600,000
8,720,000
560,000
949,000
1,060,000
1,059,000
1,467,000
18,000
100,000
13,000
90,000
13,000
120,000
8,000
120,000
8,000
120,000
88,600
280,000
29,500
230,000
535,000
300,000
1,611,000
200,000
1,385,000
837,000
100,000
324,000
Proof StrikesType 3, Stars on Obverse
1858 Proof
1859 Proof
Type 5, Legend Obverse
1860 Proof
1861 Proof
1862 Proof
1863 Proof
1864 Proof
1865 Proof
1866 Proof
1867 Proof
1868 Proof
1869 Proof
1870 Proof
1871 Proof
1872 Proof
1873 Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
300
800
1,000
1,000
550
460
470
500
725
625
600
600
1,000
960
950
600
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