Lot 45
1862 Seated Liberty Half Dime
Sold October 23, 2025
- Price realized
- $36
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $50-100
Origin: United States
Denomination: Half Dime
Year: 1862
Mint: Philadelphia
Grade: Estimated F to VF
Metal: Silver and Copper
Weight: 1.2g
Additional Description: The 1862 Seated Liberty Half Dime was struck at the height of the Civil War, a period when coinage took on added symbolic and practical weight. Produced at the Philadelphia Mint, this small silver piece features Christian Gobrecht’s enduring design of Liberty seated with a shield and pole, surrounded by thirteen stars, and a reverse bearing a simple wreath encircling the denomination. Though modest in size, the coin circulated widely at a time when silver was increasingly hoarded and federal coinage struggled to remain in everyday use. The 1862 issue stands as a quiet artifact of wartime economy.
Lot details
- Lot
- 45
- Closed
- October 23, 2025
