Week #54 - Everybody's workin' for the weekend...

[dena]

Aside from the obvious differences (size, weight, value, etc.), the design of the Seated Liberty Half Dollar has something that makes it unique among coins of this type. What is it?

 

First post that correctly answers wins an NGC Population book.

 

Don't forget, we also draw for a runner-up prize from all remaining posts with a correct answer.

 

Good Luck!

 

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends/ended on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia Info post for more details.

 

 

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[Peace_Fan]

It has the same basic reverse design as its Capped Bust predecessor.

[jtryka]

I am stumped, but I will guess that it is the only one that had a branch mint issued without a mintmark.

[Hoot]

They're the only seated issue that EVP does not collect!

 

 

No, THAT must be wrong!

 

Okay, Liberty is retained in the original Sully-Gobrecht design on the half, while other seated issues have the Robert Ball Hughes design of Liberty (thus, the different cloak).

 

Hoot.

[EVillageProwler]

The half dollar is unique among Seated denomination designs in that it has a lock of hair that drapes over Liberty's right shoulder.

 

EVP

 

[BankNote1]

The only thing I can think of is the half was the last of the 5 coins to get the seated design.

[Wihlborg]

There were five different varieties

 

Thanks

John

[RGT]

There is no variety of the Seated Half that has hair draped on her right shoulder.

 

[DAM]

A shield on the Obverse.

[Blackhawk]

On the half dollar of this series, Miss Liberty does not have her hair draped on her right shoulder.

 

Bill

[Danielle C.]

The question: Aside from the obvious differences (size,weight,value, etc.) the design of the Seated Liberty Liberty Half Dollar has something that makes it unique among coins of this type. What was it?

 

 

The answer is The half dollar was the only Seated Liberty coin to retain the original Christian Gobrecht interpretation throughout its production. The others feature modified designs by Hughes, Longacre or W. Barber.

 

 

Unfortuanately there is no winner this week.

 

 

Thanks for your participation!

 

[chrisfuccione]

Shouldn't mhooten win. He was on the same wavelengh as you were. Just didn't mention the two other designers. Unless you discredited it because EVP also must of collected them at some point. CHRIS

[Danielle C.]

Chris,

 

I totally agree with you. Mhooten should receive something for being the only one who answered it correctly although it was not the complete answer that we were looking for.

 

Mhooten your prize will be sent out asap.

 

Congratulaions!!

 

Danielle

[Hoot]

Thank you Chris! Thank you Danielle! My answer comes from Breen's encyclopedia - at least it was halfway correct!

 

Hoot

[PovertyRow]

I totally agree with you. Mhooten should receive something for being the only one who answered it correctly although it was not the complete answer that we were looking for.

 

Sweet! MHooten deserved it and got it!

[BankNote1]

Hoot got it half right, he sould get half of the book!