Half Dime (Liberty Seated), 1859, Proof, Philadelphia mint
Liberty Seated (1837 - 1873)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, date below.
Lettering: 1859 / LIBERTY
Reverse: Value within wreath.
Lettering: HALF DIME
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 140
Main data
Denomination: Half Dime
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 0.05
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1859
Type: Pattern
Series: Stars on Obverse (1856 - 1859)
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Minting quality: Proof
Mintage: 20
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 15.5
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
