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Lettered Edge, 1807–1836 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [4] Comments 1807 (P) 750,500 Small/large stars, 50 over 20, and Bearded Liberty varieties. 1808
The Seated Liberty portrait designs appeared on most regular-issue silver United States coinage from 1836 through 1891. The denominations which featured the Goddess of Liberty in a Seated Liberty design included the half dime, the dime, the quarter, the half dollar, and until 1873 the silver dollar.
The Turban design was used on the gold Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle, and Eagle from 1795 to 1834. [6] On the Quarter and Half Eagles, the Turban design was replaced with the regular Capped Bust design in 1808 and 1807, respectively, [7] while the Eagle, having been out of production since 1804, adopted the "Coronet" Liberty Head design in 1838. [8]
Half dimes: Photo Bust Half Dime, 1792 Flowing Hair Half Dime, 1794-1795 Draped Bust Half Dime, 1796-1805 Capped Bust, 1829-1837 Liberty Seated, 1837-1859 Liberty Seated (with arrows), 1853-1855 Liberty Seated (with legend, new reverse), 1860-1873
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
In 1836, Christian Gobrecht made several modifications to the design, giving the bust of Liberty a younger appearance. Gobrecht made further changes in 1839, creating the "Petite Head" Braided Hair cent. In 1843, the bust was enlarged and tilted upward, this design is known as the "Mature Head".
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