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A 1792 half disme (Judd-7), obverse and reverse. Issue-level image; the pictured specimen is unidentified, and the FLOAT constituent is priced on the Starr specimen.

1792 Half Disme

Maker
U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
Year
1792
Rank
15 of 100

1792 Half Disme

1792 Half Disme by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1792) is ranked 15 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $1,410,000 on 10 January 2018. Widely considered the first coin struck by the United States Mint; a foundational American rarity.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

Widely considered the first coin struck by the United States Mint; a foundational American rarity.

H10c silver half disme, Judd-7, PCGS Specimen-67 (Starr specimen)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$1,410,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
10 January 2018

Heritage Auctions, FUN Signature, Jan 10 2018. Floyd Starr specimen, PCGS SP67, realized $1,410,000 — record for the issue. A common MS65 example realized $528,750.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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