USA ½ dollar Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1873
USA, Philadelphia


稀有度
不常見
硬幣屬性
Region | USA |
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Denomination | ½ dollar |
Krause number | KM# 99 |
Mintage | 801,200 |
Metal | Silver 0.900 |
diameter | 30.6 mm |
weight | 12.44 g |
正面:

Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
背面:

Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
HALF DOL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
硬幣介紹
Just prior to the addition of arrowheads to either side of the date on the dimes, quarters and halves of 1873, the Philadelphia Mint coined over 200 thousand half dollars with the revised date punch having an "Open 3" with clear separation between the knobs of that numeral. Nearly this entire production remained on hand at the mint and was melted when the new weight standard went into effect April 1. As a result, only a handful of 1873 Close 3 No Arrows half dollars have survived. This variety is rare across all grades. Just a single die pair is known for this issue, though its original mintage likely required the use of at least one more for which no examples have survived. A proof having a different obverse was reported years ago, but this is not presently traced and awaits verification.閱讀更多