Half Dollar (Liberty Seated), 1839, Drapery From Elbow, Philadelphia mint
Liberty Seated (1839 - 1891)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, date below.
Lettering: 1839 / LIBERTY
Reverse: “HALF DOL.” below eagle.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOL.
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: 192
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1839
Variety: Drapery From Elbow
Type: Regular
Series: Variety 1 - No Motto Above Eagle (1839 - 1853)
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 1972400
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
