USA ½ dollar Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1870
USA, Philadelphia


Rareza
Extremadamente raro
Atributos de las Monedas
Region | USA |
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Denomination | ½ dollar |
Krause number | KM# 99 |
Mintage | 1,000 |
Metal | Silver 0.900 |
diameter | 30.6 mm |
weight | 12.44 g |
Anverso:

Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
Reverso:

Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
HALF DOL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introducción de monedas
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.Leer más