Liberty Seated Half Dollar is a United States catalog series covering 1839-1891. This page organizes the available design types, dated issues, mint information, recognized varieties, physical specifications, and grade references.
124 dated issues and 6 documented varieties are organized below.
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Type 1 - No Motto
1839–1853; 90% Silver - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 30.6 mm; weight: 13.36 g.
Type 2 - Arrows at Date - Rays Around Eagle
1853–1853; 90% Silver - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 30.6 mm; weight: 12.44 g.
Type 3 - Arrows at Date - No Rays
1854–1855; 90% Silver - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 30.6 mm; weight: 12.44 g.
Type 1 Resumed - No Motto Above Eagle - No Arrows At Date
1856–1866; 90% Silver - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 30.6 mm; weight: 12.44 g.
Type 4 - Motto Above Eagle
1866–1873; 90% Silver - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 30.6 mm; weight: 12.44 g.
Type 5 - Motto Above Eagle - Arrows at Date
1873–1874; 90% Silver - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 30.6 mm; weight: 12.5 g.
Type 4 Resumed - Motto Above Eagle - No Arrows At date
1875–1891; 90% Silver - 10% Copper.
Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 30.6 mm; weight: 12.5 g.
Dated issues
1839 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - No Drapery From Elbow1839 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Drapery From Elbow1840 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Small Letters - Reverse of 18391840 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1841 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1841 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1842 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Small Date - Small Letters1842 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Small Date - Small Letters1842 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Medium Date - Large Letters1842 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Small Date - Large Letters1842 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Medium Date - Large Letters1843 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1843 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1844 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1844 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1845 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1845 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1846 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - All Varieties1846 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Medium Date1846 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Tall Date1846 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Horizontal 61846 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Medium Date1846 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Tall Date1847 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1847 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1848 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1848 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1849 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1849 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1850 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1850 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1851 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1851 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1852 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1852 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1853 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - No Arrows - No Rays1853 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Rays on Reverse1853 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Rays on Reverse1854 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1854 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1855 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Normal Date1855 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - 5 Over 41855 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1855 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1856 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1856 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1856 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1857 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1857 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1857 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1858 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1858 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1858 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1859 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1859 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1859 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1860 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1860 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1860 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1861 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1861 O Liberty Seated Half Dollar1861 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1862 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1862 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1863 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1863 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1864 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1864 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1865 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1865 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1866 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Unique Proof - Not Regular Issue1866 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1866 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1866 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1867 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1867 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1868 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1868 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1869 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1869 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1870 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1870 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1870 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1871 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1871 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1871 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1872 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1872 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1872 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1873 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Closed 31873 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Open 31873 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar - No Arrows1873 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar - No Arrows1873 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1873 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1873 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1874 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1874 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1874 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1875 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1875 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1875 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1876 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1876 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1876 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1877 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1877 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1877 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1878 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1878 CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar1878 S Liberty Seated Half Dollar1879 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1880 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1881 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1882 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1883 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1884 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1885 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1886 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1887 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1888 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1889 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1890 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar1891 P Liberty Seated Half Dollar