1792 H10C VG10 PCGS
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1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VG10 PCGS. Although the 1792 half disme has traditionally been collected with the pattern series, most present-day numismatists consider the issue to be the first U.S. coin struck for circulation. Authority for this view comes from an unimpeachable source, President George Washington himself. In his November 1792 address to Congress, Washington remarked, "There has also been a small beginning in the coinage of half dimes, the want of small coins in circulation calling the first attention to them." The number of coins produced also argues strongly for the business-strike nature of this premier U.S. Mint product, as somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 pieces were originally struck. The majority of examples seen today are worn, suggesting that the issue circulated extensively at, or near, the time of issue While the coins were produced under the authority of the Mint Act of April 1792, using Mint personnel and equipment, the 1792 half dismes actually predate the opening of the first U.S. Mint building by a few months. The Mint facilities were not ready to begin coinage operations in the summer of 1792, and much of its equipment was stored in the cellar of Philadelphia sawmaker John Harper on Sixth Street, about a block away. It was here that the half dismes were struck, on July 12, 1792 according to Thomas Jefferson's household account book. Recent research indicates additional quantities were struck when the Philadelphia Mint was ready for coinage operations. From this modest beginning, the 1792 half disme has become one of the most important and valuable issues in the U.S. coinage series. Pete Smith, Joel J. Orosz, and Leonard Augsburger document 169 surviving examples in their 2017 book, 1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage. This example is pictured on page 186 in that important reference. Only a few additional 1792 half dismes have come to light since publication of the comprehensive roster. The ...
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