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The E-Gobrecht is an award winning electronic publication of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC).
eBay seller lists 1873-S No-Arrows half dollar : Coin Collecting News 2008
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The obverse was probably designed by Christian Gobrecht.
Queller Collection of Coin Patterns Sells for $8.36 Million (Part 1) : Coin Collecting News 2009
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William Kneass had included 13 small stars to the sides of Liberty on the previous Capped Bust half dime, but Gobrecht did not include them on the Liberty Seated half dimes produced at Philadelphia in 1837 and at New Orleans in 1838.
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Stars, No Drapery 1838-1840 : Coin Guide 2009
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The first Liberty Seated half dimes and dimes were in effect miniature renditions of the design Gobrecht had used for the first Liberty Seated dollars produced in 1836, which showed only Liberty and the date on an otherwise blank field on the obverse.
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Stars, No Drapery 1838-1840 : Coin Guide 2009
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Though the No Stars half dime was a more faithful rendition of the cameo-like Liberty Seated design as implemented by Christian Gobrecht, objections were voiced about the “missing” stars.
Liberty Seated Half Dime, Stars, No Drapery 1838-1840 : Coin Guide 2009
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(It has long been argued that some Proof Gobrecht silver dollars were struck for circulation, though relatively recent research has called this theorem into question by challenging the Proof status of the Gobrecht dollars that have been documented as having been made for circulation.)
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Instead, he buys coins that he finds to be exciting, including a 1916-D dime, a 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter, a Gobrecht silver dollar, and “a few early $10 gold coins.”
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The With Motto Seated dollar was the third of the type, following both the initial Gobrecht dollar with its dramatic soaring eagle on the reverse, and the No Motto Liberty dollar.
Liberty Seated Dollar With Motto, 1866-1873 : Coin Guide 2008
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Designer: Christian Gobrecht (original design; James Longacre for the added motto in 1866)
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It has long been argued that some Proof Gobrecht silver dollars were struck for circulation, though relatively recent research has called this theorem into question by challenging the Proof status of the Gobrecht dollars that have been documented as having been made for circulation.
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