New Orleans Mint Liberty Seated Half Dime Good - Very Good Condition

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New Orleans Mint Liberty Seated Half Dime Good - Very Good Condition

Struck in 90%, this small five-cent coin will come from New Orleans!

"O" Mint Half Dime

The New Orleans minted half dime will arrive in a 2x2 staple up and range from 1837-1873. You will receive a random coin in Good to Very Good condition.

REVERSE: Depicts a wreath encircling HALF DIME and O. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is also inscribed.

OBVERSE: Features Liberty sitting on a rock holding a pole topped by a cap, a symbol associated with freedom. Thirteen stars surround her with the date at the bottom.

Liberty Seated Half Dimes (1837-1873)

The Liberty Seated design was part of a broader redesign initiated by Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht in the late 1830s. Introduced in 1837, the motif follows Neoclassical ideals prevalent on 19th-century American coinage. These half dimes circulated widely in everyday commerce, especially before the introduction of the nickel five-cent coin in 1866. The denomination ended with the 1873 Coinage Act, which restructured small silver coinage and concluded several long-running series.