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1870-S Seated Liberty Half Dime
We all know that the Seated Liberty Half Dime was struck in Philadelphia and New Orleans. But what happens when a guy claims that he has a 1870-S (San Francisco Mint) Seated Liberty Half Dime?
In 1978 a unique 1870-S Seated Liberty Half Dime became known. A coin collector surprised the coin collecting community with an 1870-S Half Dime, believed to have been found in a dealer's box of cheap coins at a coin show. According to mint records for 1870, no half dimes had been minted in San Francisco; yet it was a genuine 1870-S Half Dime. At an auction later the same year, the 1870-S Half Dime sold for $425,000. It is believed that another example may exist - along with other denominations minted that year in San Francisco. Later in July, 2004, the discovery coin sold for $661,250 in MS-63 in a Stack's-Bowers Auction.
In 1978 a unique 1870-S Seated Liberty Half Dime became known. A coin collector surprised the coin collecting community with an 1870-S Half Dime, believed to have been found in a dealer's box of cheap coins at a coin show. According to mint records for 1870, no half dimes had been minted in San Francisco; yet it was a genuine 1870-S Half Dime. At an auction later the same year, the 1870-S Half Dime sold for $425,000. It is believed that another example may exist - along with other denominations minted that year in San Francisco. Later in July, 2004, the discovery coin sold for $661,250 in MS-63 in a Stack's-Bowers Auction.
