1853 50c Arrows & Rays

Coin / United States of America / 50c / Liberty Seated Half Dollars / 1853 / Philadelphia

Country United States of America
Year 1853
Serie Liberty Seated Half Dollars
Denomination 50c
Mint Philadelphia
coinage-type Liberty Seated half dollar
desg MS
designer Christian Gobrecht
diameter 30.6
edge Reeded
fineness 0.9
material 90% silver; 10% copper
mintage 3,532,708
ngc-id 24JJ
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.
pcgs-link 6275
pcgs-number 6275
reverse-description The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOL. around the periphery. Rays (or raised lines) appear in the open spaces around the eagle fanning outward to the lettering.
variety Arrows & Rays
weight-grams 12.44
weight-ounces 0.36169
year-display 1853