1873-S HALF DOLLAR - ARROWHEADS AT DATE
(see also 1873-S
Half Dollar -
No Arrowheads at Date)
PCGS No: 6345
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 228,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes,
executed by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±193
grains (±12.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, California) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
AU-50. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot
424, not illustrated, not sold
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-65's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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