[The following article is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its authors, Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert. This information was originally published in 1993 in The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars.]

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MINTAGE: 589,000

PROOFS: less than 6 known.

VARIETIES:

• Authors’ Research Effort: extensive

• Number of Die Marriages Documented: 5

• Number of Head Dies Identified: 4

• Number of Tail Dies Identified: 3

• Number of Collar Reed Counts Identified: 2 (143, 144)

• Standard Diameter or Diameter Range: 1.196 to 1.199 inches

• Number of Major Varieties: 1

• WB-101. NORMAL DATE. (4 HEAD DIES)
  All 5 die pairs we have found can be categorized under this variety.  The date placement noticeably varies from low/left to centered to high/right.  On some head dies, the area between 84 is unfinished and 84 appears to touch. (Breen-4776)

COMMENTS:

• Coins of this date are usually strongly struck.