Representative image of the Seated Liberty Half Dollar design · Public domain — Coin: Christian Gobrecht Image by Lost Dutchman Rare Coins
Half Dollar · $0.50
1873-P No Arrows (Cl3/Op3); Arrows Seated Liberty Half Dollar
No Arrows Closed 3; No Arrows Open 3; With Arrows
Intriguing History
The Coinage Act of 1873 raised the half dollar's weight to 12.50 grams, and arrows were added beside the date to mark the change. On No Arrows half dollars the Closed 3 is the more common date style, the reverse of most other 1873 coins.
Key Features
- No Arrows Closed 3: 587,000. No Arrows Open 3: 214,200. With Arrows: about 1.8 million (sources list 1,815,150 and 1,815,700). Source: U.S. half dollar mintage figures (Wikipedia, from Mint reports).
Total Weight12.50 g
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