Coin Guide > Blanchard U.S. Silver Coins > Seated Liberty Half Dollar
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Face Value: Fifty cents
Minted: 1839-1891
Precious Metal Content: .3866 oz Pure Silver 1839-1853, 1856-1873, 1875-1891
0.3600 oz Pure Silver 1853-1855
0.3617 oz Pure Silver 1873-1874
Diameter: 30.6 mm

As with the other denominations of the Seated Liberty design, the many varieties found in this issue give it a solid collector base. Due to its length of issue and myriad varieties, putting together a complete set is a daunting task indeed. However, the series has a great number of collectors building sets of each variety and each Mint.

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