Seated Liberty looking right above her shoulder, with a cap on a stick and a shield, 13 stars around
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
1872
Reverse description
Eagle with arrows and olive branch in talons, banner with motto above
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN GOD WE TRUST
HALF DOL.
Edge
Reeded
Mint
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) CC United States Mint of Carson City, United States (1870-1899) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage
1866 - - 744 900 1866 - Proof - 725 1866 S - - 994 000 1867 - - 449 300 1867 - Proof - 625 1867 S - - 1 196 000 1868 - - 417 600 1868 - Proof - 600 1868 S - - 1 160 000 1869 - - 795 300 1869 - Proof - 600 1869 S - - 656 000 1870 - - 633 900 1870 - Proof - 1 000 1870 CC - - 54 617 1870 S - - 1 004 000 1871 - - 1 203 600 1871 - Proof - 960 1871 CC - - 153 950 1871 S - - 2 178 000 1872 - - 880 600 1872 - Proof - 950 1872 CC - - 257 000 1872 S - - 580 000 1873 - closed `3` - 587 000 1873 - open `3` - 214 200 1873 - Proof, closed `3` - 600 1873 CC - - 122 500 1873 CC - Proof (No 1873 CC proofs were made.) - 1873 S - no arrows; no specimens known to survive - 5 000