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SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS (1839-1891)
Images
courtesy of David
Akers Numismatics, Inc.
|
NO MOTTO ON
REVERSE (1839-1866)
|
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1839 |
1,972,400 |
est. 5 |
The
variety without drapery at Liberty's elbow is worth
2-10 times the variety with drapery. |
1840 |
1,435,008 |
est. 10 |
One
interesting variety was struck at the New Orleans Mint
using a reverse of 1838 without a mintmark! |
1840-O |
855,100 |
0 |
|
1841 |
310,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1841-O |
401,000 |
0 |
|
1842 |
2,012,764 |
est. 5 |
The date
comes in small and medium versions and the reverse
comes with small and large letters. |
1842-O |
957,000 |
0 |
These come
with Small Date and Small Letters (Reverse of 1839) or
Medium Date and Large Letters (Reverse of 1842). |
1843 |
3,844,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1843-O |
2,268,000 |
0 |
|
1844 |
1,766,000 |
est. 5 |
|
1844-O |
2,005,000 |
0 |
The double
date variety has the original date cut way too high
into the die. |
1845 |
589,000 |
est. 5 |
|
1845-O |
2,094,000 |
0 |
One scarce
variety is lacks the drapery at Liberty's elbow
because of over-zealous polishing of the die. |
1846 |
2,210,000 |
est. 20 |
Look for
the rare 1846/5 overdate. Date sizes vary and
one interesting variety had the 6 of the date punched
into the die horizontally, then corrected. |
1846-O |
2,304,000 |
0 |
Date sizes
vary; the "Tall" date is the tougher one. |
1847 |
1,156,000 |
est. 20 |
Look for
the very rare 1847/6 overdate. |
1847-O |
2,584,000 |
0 |
|
1848 |
580,000 |
est. 5 |
|
1848-O |
3,180,000 |
0 |
|
1849 |
1,252,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1849-O |
2,310,000 |
0 |
|
1850 |
227,000 |
est. 5 |
|
1850-O |
2,456,000 |
0 |
|
1851 |
200,750 |
est. 5
|
|
1851-O |
402,000 |
0 |
|
1852 |
77,130 |
est. 10 |
|
1852-O |
144,000 |
est.
5 |
|
1853-O |
est. 5
|
0
|
None were
reported to have been minted! |
|
ARROWHEADS AT
DATE, RAYS ON REVERSE (1853 ONLY) |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1853 |
3,532,708 |
est. 10 |
|
1853-O |
1,328,000 |
0 |
|
|
Images courtesy of Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.
|
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ARROWHEADS AT
DATE, NO RAYS ON REVERSE (1854-1855) |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1854 |
2,982,000 |
est. 30 |
|
1854-O |
5,240,000 |
0 |
|
1855 |
759,500 |
est. 15 |
Look for
the rare 1855/1854 overdate. |
1855-O |
3,688,000 |
0 |
|
1855-S |
129,950 |
0 |
|
|
ORIGINAL DESIGN
RESTORED (1856-1866) |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1856 |
938,000 |
est. 30 |
|
1856-O |
2,658,000 |
0 |
|
1856-S |
211,000 |
0 |
|
1857 |
1,988,000 |
est. 75 |
|
1857-O |
818,000 |
0 |
|
1857-S |
158,000 |
0 |
|
1858 |
4,226,000 |
est. 200 |
|
1858-O |
7,294,000 |
0 |
|
1858-S |
476,000 |
0 |
|
1859 |
747,200 |
800 |
|
1859-O |
2,834,000 |
0 |
|
1859-S |
566,000 |
0 |
|
1860 |
302,700 |
1,000 |
|
1860-O |
1,290,000 |
0 |
|
1860-S |
472,000 |
0 |
|
1861 |
2,887,400 |
1,000 |
|
1861-O |
2,532,633 |
est.
5 |
Some of
these were struck under the auspices of the
Confederacy using U.S. dies - unfortunately, there's
no way to tell them apart. The extremely rare
Confederate Half Dollars and the more common Restrikes
were separate issues that still deserve mention here. |
1861-S |
939,500 |
0 |
|
1862 |
253,000 |
550 |
|
1862-S |
1,352,000 |
0 |
|
1863 |
503,200 |
460 |
|
1863-S |
916,000 |
0 |
|
1864 |
379,100 |
470 |
|
1864-S |
658,000 |
0 |
|
1865 |
511,400 |
500 |
|
1865-S |
675,000 |
0 |
|
1866
No Motto |
0 |
Unique |
The debate
continues on whether the 1866 No Motto Half Dollar is
a transitional pattern or a clandestine, mint-made
fantasy piece. |
1866-S
No
Motto |
60,000 |
0 |
|
|
WITH "IN GOD
WE TRUST" ON REVERSE (1866-1891) |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
|
1866
With Motto
|
744,900
|
725
|
|
1866-S
With Motto |
994,000 |
0 |
|
1867 |
449,300 |
625 |
|
1867-S |
1,196,000 |
0 |
|
1868 |
417,600 |
600 |
|
1868-S |
1,160,000 |
0 |
|
1869 |
795,300 |
600 |
|
1869-S |
656,000 |
0 |
|
1870 |
633,900 |
1,000 |
|
1870-CC |
54,617 |
0 |
This is a
very rare and popular date. |
1870-S |
1,004,000 |
0 |
|
1871 |
1,203,600 |
960 |
|
1871-CC |
153,950 |
0 |
|
1871-S |
2,178,000 |
0 |
|
1872 |
880,600 |
950 |
|
1872-CC |
257,000 |
0 |
|
1872-S |
580,000 |
0 |
|
1873
No Arrowheads at Date |
801,200 |
600 |
Found with
Open and Closed 3's. All of the Proofs are
Closed 3's. The Open 3 is extremely rare. |
1873-CC
No Arrowheads at Date |
122,500 |
0 |
Most
were melted, making this an extremely rare issue |
|
1873-S No
Arrowheads at Date
|
5,000
|
0
|
None of
these have ever been seen! |
|
Image courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.
|
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ARROWHEADS AT DATE
(1873-1874) |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1873 |
1,815,150 |
550 |
|
1873-CC |
214,560 |
0 |
|
1873-S |
228,000 |
0 |
|
1874 |
2,359,600 |
700 |
|
1874-CC |
59,000 |
0 |
|
1874-S |
394,000 |
0 |
|
|
WITH MOTTO DESIGN
RESTORED (1875-1891) |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1875 |
6,026,800 |
700 |
|
1875-CC |
1,008,000 |
0 |
|
1875-S |
3,200,000 |
0 |
|
1876 |
8,418,000 |
1,150 |
|
1876-CC |
1,956,000 |
0 |
|
1876-S |
4,528,000 |
0 |
|
1877 |
8,304,000 |
510 |
Look for
the rare 1887/6 overdate. |
1877-CC |
1,420,000 |
0 |
|
1877-S |
5,356,000 |
0 |
|
1878 |
1,377,600 |
800 |
|
1878-CC |
62,000 |
0 |
|
1878-S |
12,000 |
0 |
Extremely
scarce in all grades. |
1879 |
4,800 |
1,100 |
|
1880 |
8,400 |
1,355 |
|
1881 |
10,000 |
975 |
|
1882 |
4,400 |
1,100 |
|
1883 |
8,000 |
1,039 |
|
1884 |
4,400 |
875 |
|
1885 |
5,200 |
930 |
|
1886 |
5,000 |
886 |
|
1887 |
5,000 |
710 |
|
1888 |
12,001 |
832 |
|
1889 |
12,000 |
711 |
|
1890 |
12,000 |
590 |
|
1891 |
200,000 |
600 |
Last year
of the type. |
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