1/2 Dollar USA (1776 - ) Silver

Metal:
Issue year(s):
1853

Arrows and Rays Seated Liberty Half Dollar

Type 2 – Arrows at Date – Rays Around Eagle (1853)

Designer – Engraver: Christian Gobrecht
Metal Composition: 90% Silver – 10% Copper
Diameter: 30.6 mm
Mass / Weight: 12.44 grams

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-02-27
1853. Arrows and rays. PCGS graded AU-58. PQ. Light golden toning. Much luster retained in the fields. This is a desirable one-year Type. The long 100+ year slide toward silverless coins began with the "subsidiary" issues of 1853 -- half dimes, dimes, quarter dollars, and half dollars. Because ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-02-28
1853-O. Arrows and rays. NGC graded Shipwreck Effected (C) F. In a special box with certificate. Due to the reduction in the weight of the minor silver coins by the Mint Act of 1853, it became necessary to mark the new coins in some way to allow banks, etc., to distinguish them from the pre-Ac ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-02-26
1853. Arrows and Rays. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. On February 21, 1853, Congress authorized the reduction of the silver content in half dollars from 206.25 grams to 192 grams. Mint Director George N. Eckert determined that a distinguishing feature needed to be added to these new lower ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-02-27
1853-O. Arrows and Rays. PCGS graded AU-53 PQ. CAC Approved. Nicely toned with reflective fields. A one-year Type. Outstanding appearance; bold design; original in all areas. Pop 17; 61 finer (PCGS # 6276) . Estimated Value $550 - 600. Categories: Seated Liberty Half Dollars

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-02-27
1853-O. Arrows and Rays. NGC graded MS-64. A hint of blue and gold tone. Well struck. Pop 7; 2 finer in 65. Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. Categories: Seated Liberty Half Dollars

Sold for: $4800.0
1908-S. NGC graded MS-66 Red. Nice strike with relatively fresh color. Frosty Gem. Tied for finest at NGC. Satiny matte surfaces explode with intense luster and varying shades of coppery and gol ...

Sold for: $10550.0
1919-D. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Weak strike as usually seen for the date. But overall a beautiful lustrous untoned example for this rare date. The end of the First World War, celebrated ...
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