Half Dollar (Liberty Seated), 1859, S, San Francisco mint
Liberty Seated (1839 - 1891)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, date below.
Lettering: 1859 / LIBERTY
Reverse: “HALF DOL.” below eagle.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOL. / 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: 194
Main data
Denomination: Half Dollar
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 0.5
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1859
Type: Regular
Series: Variety 1 Resumed (1856 - 1866)
Minting
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: S
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 566000
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 30.6
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
