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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4291859, member: 101855"]The early half dollars had their value in the edge. In 1796 - 7 there was a courious little "1/2" on the reverse, but that feature disappeared when the the reverse was changed to the Heraldic Eagle. The 1796-7 half dollar is a very tough coin to find in any grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092469[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092470[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The early silver dollars did not have marking as the value on the face of the coin. There were the words, "ONE HUNDRED CENTS, ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT" around the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092472[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092473[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>None of the gold coins had any markings on them as to their value. Size and weight were the only indicators.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092474[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092475[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally starting in 1807, John Reich added a "5 D." to the reverse of his design.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092476[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092477[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1808, he added "2 1/2 D." the reverse of the quarter eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1092478[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092479[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The U.S. was not alone with this approach. Foreign coins also lacked markings which gave them value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4291859, member: 101855"]The early half dollars had their value in the edge. In 1796 - 7 there was a courious little "1/2" on the reverse, but that feature disappeared when the the reverse was changed to the Heraldic Eagle. The 1796-7 half dollar is a very tough coin to find in any grade. [ATTACH=full]1092469[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092470[/ATTACH] The early silver dollars did not have marking as the value on the face of the coin. There were the words, "ONE HUNDRED CENTS, ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT" around the edge. [ATTACH=full]1092472[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092473[/ATTACH] None of the gold coins had any markings on them as to their value. Size and weight were the only indicators. [ATTACH=full]1092474[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092475[/ATTACH] Finally starting in 1807, John Reich added a "5 D." to the reverse of his design. [ATTACH=full]1092476[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092477[/ATTACH] In 1808, he added "2 1/2 D." the reverse of the quarter eagle. [ATTACH=full]1092478[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1092479[/ATTACH] The U.S. was not alone with this approach. Foreign coins also lacked markings which gave them value.[/QUOTE]
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