1792 Half Disme Value
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Design: The 1792 has INDUSTRY – LIB – PAR – OF – SCIENCE around the inside rim, and is translated as “Industry and liberty on par with science”. This coin doesn’t have a mint mark and was minted in Philadelphia, as most early US Coins were.
Specifications:
Designer: Robert Birch and Joseph Wright
Mintage: 1500-2000 [est.]
Denomintion: Half Disme
Diameter: 17.5 millimeters
Metal content: .8924 silver, .1076 copper
Weight: 1.35 grams
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Is the 1792 Half Disme the first coin minted by the US for circulation?
Half Dime |