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1/2 Dime 'Seated Liberty Half Dime' reduced weight
| Emittent | United States Mint |
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| Jahr | 1856-1859 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | The obverse features the allegorical figure of Liberty seated left upon a rock, draped in classical robes, her left arm resting on a shield bearing the inscription LIBERTY on a scroll, and her right hand raised aloft holding a pole surmounted by a Liberty cap. Thirteen six-pointed stars are arranged in an arc around the periphery, seven to the left and six to the right of the central device, with a dentilated border encircling the design. The date is placed prominently in the exergue below the seated figure. The composition reflects the neoclassical style originated by Christian Gobrecht and refined for the reduced-weight coinage authorized by the Act of February 21, 1853. |
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| Averslegende | LIBERTY [Date] |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The weight reduction encoded in this type came from the Coinage Act of 1853, which slashed silver content across the subsidiary coinage after rising bullion prices made it profitable to melt coins at face value. The half dime had been disappearing from circulation almost as fast as it was struck. Congress acted, the Mint added arrows to mark the change, then quietly dropped them after 1855 — leaving this transitional type with the reduced weight but none of the arrows that originally announced it.