The 1878-S Seated Liberty Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) had a mintage of merely 12,000 pieces. Although this was not the lowest mintage of the series, extensive circulation took its toll and it is believed that only 50-60 examples survive across all grades. Among this number, a surprisingly high proportion have survived in uncirculated grades. […]
Representing the first year of issue for the denomination from the Carson City Mint, the 1870-CC Seated Liberty Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) had a mintage of just 54,617 coins. The issue circulated heavily and very few examples have survived. Any high-end circulated coins attract attention from specialists and pieces graded AU or higher are […]
The 1855-S Seated Liberty Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) represents the first year of production for the denomination at the San Francisco Mint, which had opened in the previous year. Virtually the entire mintage of 129,950 coins was released and heavily circulated, leaving very few survivors. Only a handful of pieces are known in mint […]
The 1853-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar without arrows and rays (Buy on eBay) is an interesting and extremely rare variety that was created during one of the design changes for the series. Although no pieces were officially reported to have been struck, four specimens are known to exist. Under the Mint Act of February 21 […]
The 1847/6 Seated Liberty Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) is a rare variety of the series that exhibits remnants of the digits “1” and “46” in the field beneath the date. The obverse also exhibits doubling, most prominently on the vertical lines of the shield and the banner containing LIBERTY. Only early die states of […]
