The listing, "L@@K" HIGHLY COLLECTABLE 1856 HALF DIME has ended.
Up for auction is a Highly Collectable 1856 Half Dime or "Disme" as it was originally spelled and pronounced "Deem" that spelling and pronunciation was used up until around 1837 when the current spelling was made official these early small silver coins were the first official coinage struck by the U.S government before the Philadelphia Mint was completed and the story goes that some of George Washington's own silverware was used to mint those coins dated 1792 very nice historical obsolete denomination and a must have for any collection of U.S coins shipping in U.S.A ONLY thanks and good luck