1845 (O) Seated Liberty Half Dollar - No Drapery

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Part of the Seated Liberty Half Dollars 1839-1891 series, the 1845 (O) Seated Liberty Half Dollar - No Drapery is a half dollar from the New Orleans Mint. The U.S. Mint struck 2.1 million half dollars at New Orleans in 1845 in all; how many came from the No Drapery die is not recorded. 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. New Orleans's branch mint, active from 1838 through 1909, produced coins that carry a distinct historical significance tied to the antebellum and postbellum South. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 13.36 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6250.