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Capped Bust Half Dimes

When we think of popular series of United States classic silver coinage, those special pieces that people are just aching to collect, the Capped Bust half dimes probably come up ... well, close to dead last? We’ll have to admit it, half dimes in general do not possess the flash and bang of big silver, however old they may be. Plus, when it comes to pieces that dominate the 19th century, we tend to think of Christian Gobrecht’s famous seated Liberty design, an image that stayed on our silver

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