50 Cents, United States, 1844
date: label: Date made
content: 1844
name: label: mint
content: U.S. Mint, New Orleans
label: designer
content: Gobrecht, Christian
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 cent coin
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1844
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Seated Liberty with shield and cap on staff. 13 stars.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1844
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Eagle with shield over chest, clutching arrows and branch in talons.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOL. / O
label: Description
content: Christian Gobrecht’s “Seated Liberty” design was the first to feature a full portrait of Liberty on American coinage. Despite minor changes over the years, Gobrecht’s design remained in wide use for nearly half a century. This coin was likely made with silver imported from Mexico, and bears the O mintmark of New Orleans.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Government Transfer: US DOTT, USM
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0441.0364
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0441.0364
label: accession number
content: 1985.0441
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.9 mm x 30.6 mm; 1/16 in x 1 7/32 in