Public domain — Coin: Christian Gobrecht Image by Lost Dutchman Rare Coins
Half Dollar · $0.50
1873-S Seated Liberty Half Dollar (1839-1891)
No Arrows
Notable History
5,000 struck. No examples are known to exist.
Key Features
Mintage: 5,000. Known: 0. Source: U.S. half dollar mintage figures (Wikipedia, from Mint reports).
Intriguing History
San Francisco struck 5,000 No Arrows half dollars in 1873, before the new weight standard took effect. None are known today. They were most likely melted as old-standard coins, and not a single example has ever been confirmed.
Total Weight12.50 g