1873 Proof Half Dime Pattern - J-1267

Coin Details

Auction Record

$12,925 PR65 01-08-2014 Heritage Auctions

Description

The copper companion to J-1266 and one of the very last half dime patterns of any kind, J-1267 closes the denomination's nearly eight-decade pattern history with a base-metal farewell. The half dime, America's smallest silver coin, would be replaced in commerce by the copper-nickel five-cent nickel that had been gradually supplanting it since 1866. This copper pattern serves as a requiem for one of the original denominations specified in the Coinage Act of 1792.

Rarity Notes

R-6 to R-7. Approximately 10-15 examples estimated.

Cross References

Judd-1267, Pollock-1406