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50c SEATED LIBERTY, WITH ARROWS & RAYS 1853


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Grade: PCGS XF 45
Owner: EZ_E
 
Winning Set: Vic's Picks
Date Added: 6/19/2008
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A $290 ebay coin from kosh1138 on June 20, 2008. I have been trying to purchase this type for at least 4 years but I've always stuck out until now.<br /><br />**********************<br />1853 HALF DOLLAR<br />**********************<br /><br />Mintage:<br />Circulation strikes: 3,532,708<br />Proofs: estimated 10<br /><br />Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes, executed by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht<br /><br />Diameter: ±30 millimeters<br /><br />Metal content:<br />Silver - 90%<br />Copper - 10%<br /><br />Weight: ±192 grains (±12.4 grams)<br /><br />Edge: Reeded<br /><br />Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia) below the eagle on the reverse

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