1873 Seated Liberty Half Dollar

About This Coin

The 1873 Seated Liberty Half Dollar is a United States half dollar from the Seated Liberty Half Dollars 1839-1891 series — 35th of 53 years in the series. In 1873, coins were struck at the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Carson City Mints with a combined mintage of 3.6 million. This ranks 34th of 53 years by total mintage, above the series median of 2.1 million. 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, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM. Final year of the Seated Liberty Half Dollar. The 1873 "No Arrows" Carson City issue is a major rarity. Across its variants, estimated values range from $96 to $23K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $84K in MS66 grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht.