1873-CC Seated Half [no arrows]....help settle a bet!
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As I get older I forget my neighbor's name and various coin history. But I do remember the 1873-cc 1/2 no arrows was heavily melted. Can anyone tell me why or the circumstances?
There is a case of Bass riding on this! Thanks.
There is a case of Bass riding on this! Thanks.
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Hot damn! I got a case of Bass! I knew it had something to do with the weight!! I just could not remember the Mint Act decreed an increase, I thought it was a decrease.
EDITED: Thanks TDN, wanna beer?
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<< <i>A qucik call to my Seated coin buddy and I have the following.... The Mint Act of 2/ 12/ 1873 caused the melting by decreeing a small increase in weight, placement of arrows and the melting of obsolete issues so they could make new coin!
Hot damn! I got a case of Bass! I knew it had something to do with the weight!! I just could not remember the Mint Act decreed an increase, I thought it was a decrease.
EDITED: Thanks TDN, wanna beer? >>
The United States was going on the metric system (you see how well we use it today), and so they changed the weight of the half from the legal weight of 192.0 grains, approximately equal to 12.44 grams, to exactly 12.50 grams, or approximately 192.9 grains. The difference was very minor, but it made the weight a metric number.
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