USA ½ dollar Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1872

USA, Philadelphia
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稀有度

超稀有

硬币属性

RegionUSA
Denomination½ dollar
Krause numberKM# 99
Mintage950
MetalSilver 0.900
diameter30.6 mm
weight12.44 g
正面:
coin obverse image
Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
背面:
coin reverse image
Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
HALF DOL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

硬币介绍

The 950 proof half dollars produced for this date could have been struck in a single day, yet this year's mintage of silver proofs was stretched out over nine small batches from January through December. This was a typical pattern for the period, the Mint not wanting to have too many on hand at any one time. This could have resulted in unsold remainders, and it also carried the risk of the delicate proofs being mishandled prior to sale. Walter Breen identified two die marriages for this issue, though he was not too detailed in describing the reverse die or dies. Gems are rare for the 1872 half dollar, with a small population of certified Cameo examples and very few Ultra Cameo pieces.阅读更多