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1844 Proof Seated Liberty Half Dollar

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1844

Denomination

Half Dollar

Mint Mark

Strike Type

Proof

Series

Seated Liberty Half Dollars 1839-1891

Designer

Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Composition

90% Silver, 10% Copper

Weight

13.36g

Diameter

30mm

Edge

Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized: $22,913
Sold: 27 May 2021
Grade: PR62
Auction house: Legend Rare Coin Auctions

Description

The 1844 Proof Seated Liberty Half Dollar is a proof half dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Seated Liberty Half Dollars 1839-1891 series. The Mint did not record how many 1844 proof half dollars it struck; proof mintages were not kept before 1858. The obverse features Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap in her left hand and a shield inscribed LIBERTY in her right and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons. Minted during the age of Jacksonian democracy and the rise of the common man, as new branch mints opened in Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans. As a proof issue, this coin was struck multiple times on specially prepared polished planchets using polished dies, producing mirror-like fields and frosted design elements prized by collectors. Struck at the original U.S. Mint facility, in continuous operation since 1792. Auction record: $22,913 PR62 05-27-2021 Legend Rare Coin Auctions. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 13.36 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6388.