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1/2 Dollar Counterstamped
| Issuer | Puerto Rico |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Value | 1/2 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Host coin: United States Seated Liberty half dollar (KM#99), featuring the draped, seated effigy of Liberty facing left, resting upon a rock and holding a shield inscribed LIBERTY in her left hand and a pole surmounted by a Liberty cap in her right. Thirteen six-pointed stars arc around the upper field, with the date 1870 prominently placed in the exergue. A Puerto Rican fleur-de-lys countermark, applied between 1884 and 1894, is impressed into the obverse field. The coin exhibits a post-mount hole at the nine o'clock position. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBERTY 1870 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a heraldic eagle with wings spread, perched on a bundle of arrows and an olive branch, as used on the United States Seated Liberty half dollar series. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination HALF DOL. appears in the lower exergue. The field shows wear consistent with circulation use. A post-mount hole is visible at the nine o'clock position, corresponding to the obverse perforation. |
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