(Jun 9, 2012)
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Silver Half Dollar 30mm This coin is 90% silver, and 10% copper
Since 1986, a modification of Weinman's obverse design has been used for the American Silver Eagle
Neoclassical references
It builds the largest nest of any North American bird and the largest tree nests ever recorded for any animal species, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons ) in weight
While the first draft of the Act stipulated that all coins would employ a portrait of the president on the obverse, the final version called for an image emblematic of liberty
The most immediate effect of this practice was that depositors ended up paying an addition 2.5 grams of silver bullion (about 10% extra) for every dollar they received (Taxay, 1966, p. 89)
The reverse side of each of the gold and silver coins was to have the figure or representation of an eagle with the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The reverse of the copper coins was to have an inscription expressing the denomination
Standard gold was defined as 11 parts pure gold to one part alloy composed of silver and copper
Standard silver was defined as 1485 parts pure silver to 179 parts copper alloy
) All other sections of the act have been superseded, as for example the Coinage Act of 1834 changing the silver-to-gold weight ratio
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