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Half Dollar
1877-P Seated Liberty Half Dollar (1839-1891)
FS-301
Key Features
FS-301: Overdate Source: https://www.greysheet.com/prices/sp/liberty-seated-half-dollars/8955 A sprawling series that survived the Gold Rush and Civil War. Features Christian Gobrecht's classic Seated Liberty design.
Intriguing History
By 1877, the Gilded Age was picking up speed: the Bland-Allison Act of 1878 forced the Treasury to buy huge quantities of silver and coin it into dollars whether commerce actually needed them or not, while railroads, heavy industry, and a wave of immigration reshaped the economy under Presidents Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur. This Seated Liberty half dollar was doing the heavy lifting of American commerce as a large silver coin through exactly this period.
Total Weight12.50 g