Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2030787
Area
Coins
Title
United States ½ dime 1794
Year
1794
Variety / overstrike
Type
Designer
Material
Gold- or silver content
892
Weight
1.35
Diameter
16.5
Thickness
Shape
Obverse
LIBERTY 1794
Reverse
UNI TED STATES OF AME RICA
Edge
Reeded
Privy mark
Number produced
86.416
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 15
Catalogue number
Details
Although the U.S. Mint in its second full year of operation finally started striking a few silver pieces, its efforts were limited to half dimes, half dollars, and silver dollars. It is believed, however, that all of the 1794-dated half dimes were in the delivery of March 30, 1795, in the amount of 7,756 coins, which may have contained a few 1795-dated examples as well. Note that the reported mintage of 1795 half dimes is an amount more than 10 times as large, or 78,660 pieces. There are four die marriages known for the 1794 half dimes, struck from three obverses and three reverses.