Lot 82
Seated Liberty Coinage
Sold October 23, 2025
- Price realized
- $130
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $75-175
Origin: United States
Denomination: Two Half Dime, Five One Dime, Four Quarter Dollar, and Two Half Dollar
Year: Half Dime 1853 and 1857; One Dime1858, 1882, 1890, 1891, and Unknown; Quarter Dollar 1857, 1876-1877; Half Dollar 1858 and 1877
Mint: Philadelphia
Metal: Silver
Grade: Various Conditions
Weight: 71.2g total some with sleeve protectors
Additional Description: The Seated Liberty coinage, spanning from the late 1830s to the early 1890s, reflects a formative era in American numismatics, and the selected pieces—ranging from half dimes to half dollars—offer a textured glimpse into that evolution. The 1853 and 1857 Seated Liberty half dimes are small yet historically significant. The 1853 issue often bears arrows at the date, indicating a reduction in weight that year, a response to fluctuating silver values and a broader rebalancing of U.S. coin standards. By 1857, the denomination itself was nearing obsolescence, gradually edged out by the rising practicality of the nickel-based five-cent piece.
Lot details
- Lot
- 82
- Closed
- October 23, 2025
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