United States Coins: Type Collecting - Fifty CentsCopyright © 2006-2009 Ken Polssoninternet e-mail: contact@cointypes.info All rights reserved. Permission is granted to create web links to this site, not to copy these pages to other web sites. URL: http://cointypes.info/usa/ |
1794-95 Flowing hair Liberty. 1796-97 Draped bust Liberty; small eagle reverse. 1801-07 Draped bust Liberty; heraldic eagle. 1807-36 Capped bust Liberty. 1836-39 Small stars; reeded edgee; no "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on reverse; "50 CENTS" or "HALF DOL." on reverse. 1839-66 Liberty seated. The weight was reduced from 13.36 grams to 12.44 grams in 1853, and arrows were added on either side of the date from 1853-55. 1853 Rays added around eagle on reverse for one year only. 1866-91 Motto resumed on reverse. The weight was increased from 12.44 grams to 12.5 grams in 1873, and arrows were added on either side of the date from 1873-74. 1892-1915 Liberty head. 1916-47 Walking Liberty. 1948-63 Benjamin Franklin, Liberty Bell. 1964 President John Kennedy. 1965-70 Composition changed from 0.9 silver to outer layer of 0.8 silver bonded to inner core of 0.791 copper. 1971-74, 1977- Composition changed to outer layer of 0.75 copper bonded to inner core of pure copper. 1976 Special issue to commemorate the Bicentennial.
Continue to United States One Dollar Coins. |
Copyright © 2006-2009 Ken Polsson (email: contact@cointypes.info).
URL=http://cointypes.info/usa/
Link to Ken P's home page.