1854 (with arrows) Seated Half dollar (slabbed)
1855 O (arrows) Half Dollar
1854 Half Dollar (with arrows) ...
Seated Liberty With Arrows Dimes 1873-1874
After three years of postponements, innumerable revisions and committee conferences, the Mint Act of 1873 was finally passed on February 12, 1873.
with arrows and rays: silver Quarter Dollars and Half Dollars of 1853 that have arrowheads on either side of the date and radiating rays on the reverse to indicate changes in their weight.
with arrows Alternate form of arrows at date.
with arrows and rays Alternate form of arrows and rays.
with motto Alternate form of motto.
Seated half dollars with arrows and rays were struck at two mints, Philadelphia and New Orleans (with the "O" mint mark below the eagle), and both had relatively high mintages.
So far as I know, there are only three 1853-O half dollars known of the Without Arrows type (not to be confused with 1853-O half dollars with arrows at date and rays on the reverse, minted later in the year, which are quite common).
W-Mint, Walking Liberty half dollar, War nickel, Wartime nickel, Washington quarter, Washington quarter dollar, watery look, weak strike, weenie, West Point Mint, wheel mark, whizzing, wire edge, Wire Edge eagle, Wire Edge Ten, wire rim, with arrows, ...
1873-74 Dime Seated Liberty With Arrows
... rare 1874-CC, and these ... The silver dime retained its ... country in 1873, ten years ... coinage.
SPECIFICATIONS: Diameter: 17.9 ... States Liberty Seated Dimes 1837 ...
The reverse, or back of the coin, depicts an image of an eagle with arrows and an olive branch at its feet. The Bland-Allison Act of 1878 allowed the use of silver for coins. In 1878, the Morgan Silver Dollar was thus minted.
He is often shown holding a bow with arrows symbolizing the sun's rays. As an archer he was also known as "Hecatebolos", the god of sudden death.
This legislation was soon implemented, and lightweight silver issues with arrows at the date to distinguish the difference, were placed into circulation. For the first time since 1849, silver pieces were again abundant.
A mystery to which recent attention has been drawn is the discovery of a raised dot appearing below the date 1853 on some half dimes of this date with arrows.
The 1853 is a highly desirable one-year type Seated Half Dollar with arrows at the date and rays on the reverse added to indicate a weight reduction from 13.36 grams to 12.44 grams.
The 1853 coins were minted in two varieties: one with arrows at the date, and one without them.
Dimes
Seated Liberty ...
Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, dagger in right hand and bow in left, quiver with arrows over shoulder
(No legend)
Incuse punch
14mm x 17mm, 5.43g
Carradice IV/B, pl. XIV, 43-45 ...
 See also: Arrows, Silver, Liberty, Dollar, Revers
  
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