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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8457924, member: 101855&quot;]I take it that you have an album for a half dime set, not a type coin album. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I know all about the 1802 half dime. It’s the one coin that will forever prevent me from completing my Red Book set of half dime from 1792 to 1805. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have been fascinated with these little coins for well over 50 years. I could not afford my first one until I was settled in my first job after graduating from college. For the next 45 years I worked on the set. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s a hint on how tough that set is. The 1795 half dime is the most common date. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are about 35, 1802 half dimes known. The mintage is believed to be 3,000. They range in grade from Fair-2 sharpness with damage to AU by today’s grading standards. In the old days, the best ones were graded EF-45. </p><p><br /></p><p>Northeast Numismatics teased me with one they had on their website for about a year. It was graded VG and was perfect for the grade. At around $155,000, it was over priced by about $30,000, and it didn’t sell. The only way I could have made the deal would been if I had given up one of my core collection coins, and I still would have needed thousands more. Finally it disappeared from the site. I am not sure that it sold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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