USA ½ dollar Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1870

USA, Philadelphia
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Attribute von Münzen

RegionUSA
Denomination½ dollar
Krause numberKM# 99
Mintage1,000
MetalSilver 0.900
diameter30.6 mm
weight12.44 g
Vorderseite:
coin obverse image
Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
Rückseite:
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Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
HALF DOL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Einführung von Münzen

For reasons unknown the number of silver proof sets (which included the minor coins, too) rose dramatically in 1870 from the past several years. There doesn't appear to be any measurable increase in the survival rate, and gems are still quite elusive for the 1870 half dollar. Walter Breen identified two obverse dies for this issue, these paired to a single reverse that had been annually since 1868.Mehr lesen