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PCGS Number: 11021
Coin Date: 1792
Denomination (Short): P H10c
Denomination (Long): Pattern Half Disme
Variety: Copper
Variety 2: J-8
Desg: MS
Composition: Copper
Mintage: Unique
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Pattern
Coinage Years: 1792
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Designer: Henry Voigt
Edge: Plain
Obverse Description: Female head facing left, in the general style of the Birch cents and probably by the same engraver. Inscription LIB. PAR. OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY around, 1792 below portrait.
Reverse Description: Eagle in flight with outstretched wings head toward top of coin, tail below. UNI. STATES OF AMERICA around, HALF DISME below.
General Notes: This is the famous silver half disme of 1792. The quantity struck is not known, and a popular estimate seems to be about 1,500 to 2,000. These pieces circulated widely as regular issues and today most exhibit wear, often extensive, with more than just a few in such grades as AG-3, G-4, to VG-8, often with a few marks or dents. Higher-grade pieces are seen on occasion, in EF, AU, and, rarely, Mint State.
PCGS #: 11021