United States 1874 half dollar

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Mid year 1873, the weight of the dime, quarter and half dollar were increased slightly to match French silver coinage; these increased weight issues were marked with arrows at the date. The arrows were continued into 1874 and dropped in 1875. This issue is the most common of the "with arrows" sub-type. The regular issues of 1875-78 are the largest of the Liberty Seated type.

Recorded mintage: 2,360,300.

Specification: 12.50 g, 0.900 fine silver, .362 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, designed by Christian Gobrecht.

Catalog reference: KM 107.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Wiley, Randy, and Bill Bugert, The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars, Virginia Beach, VA: DLRC Press, 1993.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

Link to:

• 1873 half dollar, no arrows
• 1874 cent
• 1874-S quarter
• 1877-CC half dollar
• return to United States Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891)
• Coins and currency dated 1874