½ Dollar "Seated Liberty Half Dollar" without date arrows (1858) — United States

Overview

A silver ½ Dollar 'Seated Liberty Half Dollar' coin of the United States without date arrows, minted in 1858 at the United States Mint of New Orleans. The obverse features Seated Liberty looking right above her shoulder, with a cap on a stick and a shield, and 13 stars around. The reverse depicts an eagle with arrows and an olive branch in its talons. Composed of silver (.900) and copper (.100) with a reeded edge. Produced with a mintage of 7,294,000 pieces.

Specifications

Country

United States

Year

1858

Composition

Silver (.900) (.100 copper)

Weight

12.44 g

Diameter

30.6 mm

Thickness

2.15 mm

Mint

United States Mint of New Orleans

Mintmark

O

Shape

Round

Technique

Milled

References

KM# A68, PCGS# 6287-6303, 6306-6315, etc.

Issuer

United States

Design details

Collector insights

• Design heritage: Christian Gobrecht is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
• Struck at: United States Mint of New Orleans (mintmark O). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
• Mintage vs. survival: Reported mintage of 7,294,000 is high, but circulation attrition, currency-reform meltdowns, and low collector-preservation rates mean uncirculated (MS-63+) examples are meaningfully scarcer than the raw figure suggests. Check third-party population reports (PCGS/NGC) for realistic survival in top grades.
• Precious metal content: Silver (.900) (.100 copper) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
• Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# A68, PCGS# 6287-6303, 6306-6315, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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