1855-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c, ANACS EF45 Nice Original Coin

  
You will receive the pictured coin. Seated Half Dollar (1839 - 1891). With the advent of the steam driven presses at the Mint facilities, newly appointed "second" engraver Christian Gobrecht began work on redesigning the nation's coinage. The Gobrecht designs crossed all silver denominations with the work based on sketches by Thomas Sully and Titian Peale. The new half dollar incorporated a 0.900 silver composition that was incorporated with the Reeded halves and was a departure from earlier halves compositions designated by Congress in 1792. In 1853, the overall weight of the half dollar was reduced from 13.36 grams to 12.44 grams.

To denote this change, arrows were placed on either side of the date, and rays appearing to shine from the reverse eagle were added on the reverse. The added devices caused some striking issues and the rays were removed creating this popular one year type.

Examples of this variety were produced in both Philadelphia and the branch mint facilities in New Orleans.