1838-P Seated Liberty

  • Category
    Seated Liberty
  • Design
    Type 2 - Stars on Obverse - No Drapery (1838-1853)
  • Year
    1838
  • Mint
    Philadelphia
  • Mintage
    2,255,000
  • Designer
    Christian Gobrecht
  • Composition
    90% Silver - 10% Copper
  • Diameter
    15.5mm
  • Weight
    1.34g
Known variants:
Small Stars

One major variety of the 1838 Seated Liberty Half Dime is the Small Stars variety. This coin features smaller sized stars along the rim on the obverse of the coin. These appear "spiky" with thinner rays compared to the larger stars variety.