Because the value of it is worth half the value of a dime.
Please post a new question with its date and mint mark.
1848 Half Dime, with Med. date, in good condition is worth $8.00, uncirculated is worth $185.00. 1848 Half Dime, with Lg date or O mint mark in good condition is worth $10.00, uncirculated is worth $400.00.
Yes, a nickel is half a dime!
It looks like most go for between $150 and $225
A 1885 dime - aka - Seated Liberty Dime - in MS60 condition is worth: $200.
Because the value of it is worth half the value of a dime.
The US discontinued its half-dime denomination in 1873.
The British didn't make a half dime.
Please check again. Half-dime production ended in 1873.
$12-15 in average condition.
You have a Liberty Seated Half Dime - a 1869-S coin in good condition (G4) is worth: $20.00; if its mint state is MS60, the value increases to: $400.
The last US Half Dime was issued in 1873 so if you mean a 1927 Buffalo nickel? Average value is $1.00-$3.00 for most coins. Post a new question.
Look at the coin again, no half dimes were struck in 1823.
$13 in good condition
Please check again and post a new question. It's either not 1932, not a half dime, or not from the US. The last US half dimes were dated 1873.
Half dimes were not made in 1913. 1873 was the last year of minting.