(Mar 18, 2012)
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| Weight | ±13.48 grams | | Designer | John Reich | | Denomination | $0.50, Fifty cents (50/100) | | Diameter | ±32.5 mm, lettered edge | | Metal content | 89.24% silver, 10.76% copper | Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar were minted from 1807 to 1836
Specifications as minted:
The Capped Bust type half dollar coin was first minted in 1807, ended in 1839, and all were minted in Philadelphia
Capped Bust halves produced through 1836 have a lettered edge, where Half Dollar and Fifty Cents are imprinted on the edge
mainly because no silver dollars were minted from 1804 through 1835
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