1/2 Dollar USA (1776 - ) Silver

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Denomination:

1/2 Dollar (about Dollar)

Metal:

Silver

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1839-1891

Catalog reference:

Diakov-:

KM-68 (1)

Liberty Seated Half Dollar

Type 1 – No Motto (1839-1853)

Designer – Engraver: Christian Gobrecht
Metal Composition: 90% Silver – 10% Copper
Diameter: 30.6 mm
Mass / Weight: 13.36 grams

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1853. Arrows and Rays. PCGS graded AU-50. An important one year type coin. Some mottled toning is seen mostly over the obverse of this lightly circulated example (PCGS # 6275) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. Categories: Seated Liberty Half Dollars

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1846 Tall Date WB-106. PCGS graded EF-45. CAC Approved. The 8 in the date is lightly repunched west. Somewhat mottled steel-gray surfaces and light wear overall. A challenging variety. Pop 2; 1 finer in 58 for the variety . Estimated Value $150 - 200. The Agora Collection. Categories: Seated L ...

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1844-O. PCGS graded AU-58. Struck from a freshly prepared set of dies as the fields impart a pronounced reflective effect. Very light wear shows overall as does a smattering of natural toning at the rims. Some flatness of strike is noted at the right side of the obverse. Pop 10; 21 finer at PC ...

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1840-O, WB-102, Very Small O. PCGS graded AU-55. Lightly circulated with natural toning overall. Several mint-made grease marks are noted on the reverse. Pop 8; 38 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 6235) . Estimated Value $325 - 350. Categories: Seated Liberty Half Dollars

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1863. PCGS graded Proof 65. This boldly impressed specimen displays deeply reflective fields under spectacular shades of cobalt-blue, sea-green, sunset-red, and golden-brown toning. From a very low Civil War mintage of just 460 pieces, the proof 1863 Seated Liberty half dollar is seldom encoun ...

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1862. PCGS graded Proof 64. A lightly toned proof with nicely reflective fields and a full strike throughout. Minor hairlines are visible in the obverse and reverse fields, these being the grade-limiting factors. For identification, a dark spot is seen at the right base of the 2 in the date. A ...

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Variations and designs of 1/2 Dollar USA The half dollar coin, with a denomination of 50 cents, has undergone various designs and variations throughout the history of the United States. Here are some notable variations and designs of the half dollar:Early Half Dollars (1794-1836): The United States Mint produced early half dollars in several designs, including the Flowing Hair Half D ...

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scroodge / Silver Dollar Silver Dollars 1794-1935The silver dollar was authorized by Congress April 2, 1792. Weight and fineness were specified at 416 grains and 892.4 fine. The first issues appeared in 1794 and until 1804 all silver dollars had the value stamped on the edge: HUNDRED CENTS, ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT. After a lapse in coinage of the plain or reeded edges and ...

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