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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 6278 Coin Date: Seated Liberty Half Dollar Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: Arrows at Date, No Motto Reverse Variety 2: 1854-1855 Desg: MS Mint Mark: Various Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Liberty Seated half dollar Coinage Years: 1854-1855 Diameter: 30.6 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 12.44 Weight (Ounces): 0.475 Designer: Christian Gobrecht Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Lady liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 Stars frame the periphery with the date at the bottom middle under the rock. Arrows appear to the left and right of the date. Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOL. around the periphery. PCGS #: 6278
