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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8588556, member: 101855&quot;]The 1873-4 With Arrows type is one of the toughest, and, for me, among the least interesting. The weight was slightly increased to bring it up to an even Metric weight number. The weight and composition of the silver coins would not change until the clad coinage came along in 1965. </p><p><br /></p><p>The year 1873 marked the beginning of an economic recession which kept the demand for new coins low. That explains the low mintages and scarcity of the 1873-4 With Arrows type coins today. </p><p><br /></p><p>The mintages for the 1853-5 With Arrows coins were high because the mint was forced to replace many of the coins that were in circulation at the time. The price of silver had gone up, relative to gold, because of the California gold rush. All of the silver coins, except the Silver Three Cent Piece, melted for more than their face value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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