Why Do Some Liberty Seated Coins Have Arrows by the Date?
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While the Liberty Seated design constitutes a single type for each of the denomination on which the design was featured, there are a few important subtypes for most of the related denominations.
The arrows, which some refer to as privy marks, were used during two periods in the Liberty Seated series: 1853-1855 and 1873-1874. These were two periods when the weight of the half dime, dime, quarter, and half dollar changed.
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Interesting article, thanks for the link. I tried to join the e-newsletter link again.... as I do each time you post it. Still no newsletter though. Cheers, RickO
New collectors (and experienced ones as well) should make it a point to read these articles. Good information!
Nice informational article.
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I would question the term “single type.” The Stars Obverse and Legend Obverse Half Dimes and Dimes are definitely different types. I will gladly debate the No Stars pieces as to type or not.
Great article and something I had forgotten over the years.