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Seated Liberty Half Dollar — 1873 Standard: 1873 half? check the arrows

For an eighteen seventy-three Seated Liberty half dollar, check for arrows at the date. The later-weight issue uses this profile; earlier-weight coins need the other one. This calculator profile uses 0.36169 fine troy ounce of silver per coin. Contained metal value is separate from collector value.

38 secondsAudio: English. Captions available in four languages. Choose captions in the video player.Reference photographs, not sale inventory.1873 with arrows. Match the date and weight period.
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  1. For an eighteen seventy-three Seated Liberty half dollar, check for arrows at the date. The later-weight issue uses this profile; earlier-weight coins need the other one.
  2. This profile contains zero point three six one six nine fine troy ounce of silver per coin.
  3. Ten matching coins contain three point six one six nine fine troy ounces. Multiply that total by the current silver spot price.
  4. Purity is already included. The exact issue and condition still matter for collector value.
  5. Choose the exact coin at NumisTrends dot net.

Photographs resized and cropped for display; coin details are not retouched. Lost Dutchman Rare Coins (photograph); Christian Gobrecht (coin) · CC BY-SA 3.0 US · License.

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