Half Dimes

[syzygy]

Larger than a trime but smaller than just about anything else. These are the only three in my collection...but I wouldn't mind getting some more.

 

 

 

[Becky]

I learned something new today. Canadians had half dimes too. Are they as small as their American sisters? Very nice, thanks for sharing them.

[Art]

They're neat.

[WildJon]

The Canadian ones are very small. Smaller than modern dimes. But we never call them "half dimes", although, I guess technically that's what they're worth. I love them but they're hard to come by in your pocket change these days.

[Ray]

The Canadian ones are very small. Smaller than modern dimes. But we never call them "half dimes", although, I guess technically that's what they're worth. I love them but they're hard to come by in your pocket change these days.

 

But you still do get them at times? When were they last issued?

[joanjet]

Those are nice.

[Trantor_3]

The netherlands always has had a 5 cent coin.

 

Long ago, it was made of silver and pretty small, only 12 mm in diameter.

 

(pic borrowed from Tiffibunny)

 

later, it was demonitized and replaced by a round, nickel 5 cent coin, which was soon demonitized and replaced by a square one.

 

After WW2, we got round, bronze "stuiver"

[mmarotta]

Roger deWardt Lane is known for his presentations on MODERN DIME-SIZED COINS OF THE WORLD. (see for instance the classic here

http://coins.heritagegalleries.com/feature...ticles.php?id=4

and the update "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" here

http://www.geocities.com/dewardt/coins.html

 

MODERN SILVER HALF DIMES might be interesting. I would include the British threepence in that survey because its metal content puts it in the same class. It is about the same size and weight as the US Half Dime. The Dutch 5 cents is cute. You could probably find about 20 of these "5 Cent/Half Dime/20th of a Unit" coins struck since 1800.

[gxseries]

I only have two super crappy 5 kopek coins (*cough I know it's not CENTS*)

 

 

 

The other 5 cents that I have in my collection are pretty much "boring" modern coinage, which may not be very interesting.

 

I find the aspect of the text "half dime" very interesting.

[whohah]

IIRC, a slang term for the US 'trimes', half dimes and the Canadian 5-centers was "Scales" being a reference to fish scales. I guess a bunch of'em together would look like a pile of fish scales...

[ccg]

IIRC, a slang term for the US 'trimes', half dimes and the Canadian 5-centers was "Scales" being a reference to fish scales.  I guess a bunch of'em together would look like a pile of fish scales...

 

Though commonly quoted, I think the term "fishscales" was actually colloquial (sp?), and used by few people.

[ccg]

Roger deWardt Lane is known for his presentations on MODERN DIME-SIZED COINS OF THE WORLD.  (see for instance the classic here

http://coins.heritagegalleries.com/feature...ticles.php?id=4

and the update "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" here

http://www.geocities.com/dewardt/coins.html

 

MODERN SILVER HALF DIMES might be interesting.  I would include the British threepence in that survey because its metal content puts it in the same class.  It is about the same size and weight as the US Half Dime.  The Dutch 5 cents is cute. You could probably find about 20 of these "5 Cent/Half Dime/20th of a Unit" coins struck since 1800.

 

I once did an exhibit on "World 10-cent equivalents". Got the idea from a coin magazine article which mentioned someone who only collected chose, probably the guy mentioned above.

[2coins]

I love them!, I have one in layaway right now, a UNC,TONED!(RAINBOW)1832 Bust series, American.. I cant wait to get it in hand, Ill get more Iam sure, These are way low mintages, and also way under valued in my opinion.

[WildJon]

But you still do get them at times? When were they last issued?

I was only kidding about the pocket change thing. The last one issued was 1921.