No Outline Around Star (1851-1853) |
Weight: .8 grams
Content: 75% silver 25% copper
Diameter: 14.3 millimeters
Just right of the opening of the C on the reverse.
None Philadelphia 1793-present
O New Orleans, LA 1838-1861; 1879-1909
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 1851 | 5,447,400 | About 10 |
| 1851 O | 720,000 | 1 |
| 1852 | 18,663,500 | 1 |
| 1853 | 11,400,000 | 0 |
Double Outline Around Star (1854-1858) |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 1854 | 671,000 | About 20 |
| 1855 | 139,000 | About 40 |
| 1856 | 1,458,000 | About 40 |
| 1857 | 1,042,000 | About 75 |
| 1858 | 1,604,000 | About 250 |
Single Outline Around Star (1859-1873) |
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 1859 | 365,000 | 800 |
| 1860 | 286,000 | 1,000 |
| 1861 | 497,000 | 1,000 |
| 1862 | 343,000 | 550 |
| 1863 | 21,000 | 460 |
| 1864 | 12,000 | 470 |
| 1865 | 8,000 | 500 |
| 1866 | 22,000 | 725 |
| 1867 | 4,000 | 625 |
| 1868 | 3,500 | 600 |
| 1869 | 4,500 | 600 |
| 1870 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| 1871 | 3,400 | 960 |
| 1872 | 1,000 | 950 |
| 1873 | 0 | 600 |
