1796 Draped Bust Half Dime


1796 Draped Bust Half Dime

LIKERTY

Circulation Mintage: 10,230 For All Types
Obverse Text: 1796 | LIKERTY
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

"The head of Liberty … was designed by [Gilbert] Stuart, the celebrated portrait painter, at the request of the Director, as we learn from a relation of the family.” — James Ross Snowden, 1861

The LIKERTY variety, acquired its name because of the distinctive broken B punch in LIBERTY atop the obverse. This variety is also known as, simply, the Normal Date, a contrast with the 1796/5 overdate. This is the more available of the two half dime varieties of the year, but in absolute terms, especially as compared to later issues, it can be called rare.

View 1796 Draped Bust LIKERTY Half Dime Auction Results

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the D. Brent Pogue Part I Auction, where it realized $411,250.

1796 Draped Bust LIKERTY Half Dime Auction Highlights

1796 draped bust half dime variety

1796 Draped Bust Half Dime, LIKERTY
PCGS MS-67+

Sold for $411,250
 
View Lot 1005
1796 silver half dime value guide

1796 Draped Bust Half Dime, LIKERTY
PCGS MS-65

Sold for $94,000
 
View Lot 1006
1796 likerty variety draped bust half dime

1796 Draped Bust Half Dime, LIKERTY
NGC MS-65

Sold for $52,800
 
View Lot 1039

 

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