(sold for $76.0)

1853, United States. Nice "Seated Liberty" Silver Half Dime (5 Cents) Coin. VF++

Mint Year: 1854
Condition: VF++
References: KM-76.
Mint Place: Philadelphia
Denomination: Half Dime (5 Cents)
Diameter: 15mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 1.23gm

Obverse: Liberty clad in a flowing dress and seated upon a rock. In her left hand, she holds a liberty pole surmounted by a Phrygian cap of liberty.
Legend: ******* <- 1854 -> * / *****

Reverse: Value (HALF/DIME) within wreath.
Legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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The Seated Liberty designs appeared on most regular-issue silver United States coinage during the mid- and late-nineteenth century, from 1836 through 1891. The denominations which featured the Seated Liberty design included the half dime, the dime, the quarter, the half dollar, and until 1873 the silver dollar. Another coin that appeared exclusively in the Seated Liberty design was the twenty cent piece. This coin was produced from 1875 to 1878, and was discontinued because it looked very similar to the quarter. Seated Liberty coinage was minted at the main United States Mint in Philadelphia, as well as the branch mints in New Orleans, San Francisco, and Carson City.