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1/2 Dollar `Seated Liberty Half Dollar` with date arrows, rays around eagle
| Issuer | United States |
| Year | 1853 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) (.100 copper) |
| Weight | 12.44 g |
| Dimensions | 30.6 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round
Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Christian Gobrecht |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#79 |
| Obverse description | Seated Liberty looking right above her shoulder, with a cap on a stick and a shield, 13 stars around, arrows beside date below |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 1853 |
| Reverse description | Eagle with arrows and olive branch in talons, rays extending outward |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HALF DOL. |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
O
United States Mint of New
Orleans, United States (1835-1942) |
| Mintage | 1853 - - 3 532 708
1853 O - - 1 328 000
|
| Catalog ID | 7595478700 |
| Comments | |
