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Half Dime · $0.05
1873-P Seated Liberty Half Dime (1837-1873)
Closed 3
Key Features
Mintage: 712,000. Closed 3 only. Final year of the denomination. Source: PCGS CoinFacts.
Intriguing History
1873 is the final year of the half dime, a denomination that dates back to the first years of the U.S. Mint. The Coinage Act of 1873 ended it, and the copper-nickel five-cent piece introduced in 1866 took over its role. Philadelphia still struck a sizable final run.