Half Dime (Liberty Seated), 1870, S, Unique, San Francisco mint
Liberty Seated (1837 - 1873)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, date below.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1870 / LIBERTY
Reverse: Value within wreath.
Lettering: HALF DIME / S
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: 141
Main data
Denomination: Half Dime
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 0.05
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1870
Variety: Unique
Type: Regular
Series: Legend on Obverse (1860 - 1873)
Minting
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: S
Minting type: milled
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 15.5
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
