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PCGS Number: 11020
Coin Date: 1792
Denomination (Short): H10c
Denomination (Long): Half Disme
Desg: MS
Composition: Silver
Mintage: 1,500
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Flowing hair half dime
Coinage Years: 1792
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 17.5
Fineness: 0.8924
Weight (Grams): 20.8
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: Robert Birch
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: The obverse of the coin displays a depiction of Liberty facing to the left, with the date below the bust, and the phrase LIB PAR OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY in the legend.
Reverse Description: The reverse portrays an eagle, also facing to the left, with "HALF DISME" beneath it and the legend displaying "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
General Notes: Technically a pattern issue, also known as Judd-7, but now widely popular and considered collectible as a regular issue. The 1792 Half Disme is a historic numismatic rarity that ushered in the production of coinage for the United States of America. Alexander Hamilton was ordered by Congress, on April 15, 1790, to establish a Mint for our new country. Just over a year later, the Morris Bill was drafted, detailing the framework of the American coinage system. By April, 1792, the Mint Act was passed; and, by order of George Washington, the first coin was set to be minted. The Half Disme was conceptualized by David Rittenhouse who went on to become the very first Mint Director. Thomas Jefferson, himself, delivered the silver to the manufacturer, John Harper, who was a toolmaker by trade. Three months later, Harper presented Jefferson with 1,500 coins given the name Half Dismes, per the Mint Act. The Half Dismes were struck using dies created by the engraver, Robert Birch. The Morris Bill required that the Half Dismes contain 0.8924 silver along with other metals for a total weight of 1.35 grams and a diameter of 17.5 millimeters. On November 6, 1792, these coins were put into circulation by the United States Mint as the first legal tender of our nation. The mintage for the 1792 Half Disme was 1,500. Unfortunately, approximately just 275 are estimated to have survived in all grades with about 15% of those in mint state.
NGC ID: 22ZS

1792 H10c

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Grade	CPG Value

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, AU50 PCGS.	50	$144,000	09/12/24
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-3. AU-50 (PCGS).	50	$132,000	04/05/22
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, AU50 PCGS Secure.	50	$129,250	01/14/13
Superior	1792 H10c	50	$126,500	02/05/06
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$102,000	05/08/24
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Fine-15 (PCGS). CAC.	15	$120,000	08/16/23
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$78,000	01/12/23
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$66,000	08/24/22
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$84,000	04/24/21
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$50,400	01/04/18
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Fine-15 (PCGS).	15	$69,031	06/20/13
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$90,000	01/11/24
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$38,400	01/13/22
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$72,000	10/07/21
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$28,800	01/09/20
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4 VF25 PCGS. CAC. OGH.	25	$99,875	08/14/16
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$35,380	03/06/16
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$77,625	06/03/12
	1792 Half Disme. Judd-7, Pollock-7. Rarity-4. VF-25 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.	25	$125,638	11/15/11
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS Secure.	25	$71,875	08/15/10
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$86,250	08/12/07
Scotsman	1792 H10c	25	$81,075	02/09/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1792 H10c	25	$62,100	03/14/06
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.	25	$80,500	11/06/04
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. MS-64 (PCGS).	64	$438,000	08/16/23
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS64 PCGS Secure.	64	$329,000	06/07/15
	1792 Half Disme. Logan McCloskey-1. Rarity-4. Mint State-64 (PCGS).	64	$440,625	05/19/15
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS64 PCGS.	64	$329,000	04/26/15
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. MS-64 (PCGS).	64	$552,250	03/14/13
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS64 PCGS.	64	$528,750	01/14/13
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VG8 PCGS.	8	$46,800	05/03/23
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VG8 PCGS.	8	$57,600	10/06/22
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, XF45 PCGS.	45	$120,000	04/24/21
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, XF45 PCGS. CAC.	45	$132,000	01/09/20
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, XF45 PCGS.	45	$109,250	01/10/10
HA	1792 H10C J-7	45	$40,250	08/08/01
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS63+ PCGS Secure.	63	$288,000	01/10/19
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS63 PCGS.	63	$503,125	01/12/08
HA	1792 H10C J-7	63	$50,600	08/19/95
	H10C 1792 PCGS XF40 CAC	40	$123,375	07/26/18
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4 XF40 PCGS Secure.	40	$76,375	08/14/16
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, XF40 PCGS. Throughout the broad range of U.S. coinage from 1792 to the presen	40	$94,875	09/16/06
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Good 6 PCGS. CAC.	6	$38,400	11/02/17
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Good 6 PCGS.	6	$34,500	06/06/10
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS66 PCGS Secure.	66	$493,500	01/09/17
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. MS-66 (PCGS). OGH--First Generation.	66	$931,922	08/15/13
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 12 PCGS.	12	$44,650	01/09/17
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 12 PCGS.	12	$43,475	10/05/16
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 12 PCGS.	12	$43,125	08/15/10
Stacks Bowers	1792 H10c	12	$41,400	09/23/09
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, Fine 12 PCGS. Few coins in the history of U.S. numismatics have been as embel	12	$52,000	05/12/07
Stacks Bowers	1792 H10c	12	$41,400	11/07/06
Superior	1792 H10c	12	$20,700	10/01/01
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS62 PCGS Secure.	62	$176,250	01/11/16
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-3. Fine Details--Graffiti (PCGS).	0	$30,550	08/14/15
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-3. Fine Details--Damage (PCGS).	0	$25,850	03/27/15
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Silver. Reeded Edge. Fine Details--Damage (PCGS).	0	$22,090	11/07/13
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Fine Details--Holed/Plug (PCGS).	0	$20,709	05/09/13
	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Silver. Reeded Edge. Fine Details--Damage (PCGS).	0	$31,079	11/15/12
	1792 Half Disme. Judd-7, Pollock-7, LM-1. Rarity-4. Silver. Reeded Edge. VF-30 (PCGS). CAC.	30	$85,188	03/26/15
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF30 PCGS.	30	$83,375	01/12/08
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7 AU58 PCGS Secure.	58	$176,250	01/12/15
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, AU58 PCGS.	58	$152,750	01/14/13
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, AU58 PCGS.	58	$132,250	05/03/09
American Numismatic Rarities	1792 H10c	58	$207,000	08/11/06
American Numismatic Rarities	1792 H10c	58	$143,750	03/08/05
American Numismatic Rarities	1792 H10c	58	$218,500	11/30/04
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS65 PCGS.	65	$528,750	01/12/14
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VG10 PCGS.	10	$58,750	01/14/13
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, AU55 PCGS.	55	$158,625	10/21/12
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1792 H10c	55	$149,500	05/29/11
Stacks Bowers	1792 H10c	55	$166,750	01/09/09
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, AU55 PCGS.	55	$172,500	08/03/08
American Numismatic Rarities	1792 H10c	55	$138,000	07/25/05
American Numismatic Rarities	1792 H10c	55	$138,000	07/23/04
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF35 PCGS.	35	$67,512	05/02/10
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF35 PCGS.	35	$69,000	09/13/09
	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF35 PCGS.	35	$115,000	08/03/08
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS62 NGC.	62	$210,000	01/11/24
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS63 NGC.	63	$252,000	06/17/21
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS63 NGC.	63	$305,500	01/12/15
Stacks Bowers	1792 H10c	63	$402,500	06/25/08
HA	1792 H10C Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS63 NGC. One of the most historical and important coins from the early Philadelphia peri	63	$316,250	11/05/05
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS63 NGC. In July of 1792 high-ranking members of the United States governmen	63	$333,500	07/30/05
Stacks Bowers	1792 Half Disme. LM-1, Judd-7, Pollock-7. Rarity-3. Silver. Reeded Edge. Fine Details--Plugged (NGC).	0	$15,600	08/06/20
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VG8 NGC.	8	$49,200	09/06/19
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4 -- Damaged -- NGC Details. VG.	8	$22,325	04/26/15
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VG8 NGC. It is always a special event when even a single 1792 half disme is	8	$69,000	04/29/06
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, XF40 NGC. CAC.	40	$132,000	11/01/17
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4 XF40 NGC.	40	$117,500	04/26/15
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4--Environmental Damage--NCS. XF Details. A major question surrounding the 1792	40	$74,750	04/10/07
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, XF40 NGC.	40	$77,625	08/21/04
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS61 NGC.	61	$146,875	08/02/17
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, MS61 NGC.	61	$143,750	08/15/10
Stacks Bowers	1792 H10c	61	$155,250	10/22/08
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VG10 NGC. (Total: 2 coins)	10	$47,000	08/16/15
Stacks Bowers	1792 Half Disme. Judd-7, Pollock-7, LM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-3. AU-58 (NGC).	58	$244,662	03/22/12
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF30 NGC.	30	$69,000	05/03/09
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF30 NGC.	30	$92,000	01/12/08
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4--Repaired--NCS. AU Details.	50	$41,688	01/11/09
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF35 NGC. CAC.	35	$92,000	09/21/08
Stacks Bowers	1792 H10c	35	$74,750	03/26/08
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, LM-1, R.3. --Scratched--NCS. VF Details. The obverse has some minor pin scratches,	20	$46,000	01/28/06
HA	1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF Details, Reverse Scratched NCS. Medium grayish-brown color with hints of g	20	$54,625	09/24/05

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