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1878-S Seated Liberty Half Dollar

The 1878-S Seated Liberty half dollar is an interesting coin about which we know very little. The general pattern is the more expensive the coin, the more we know, but in the case of the 1878-S, we barely know enough to ask good questions. Yet this is a Seated Liberty half dollar that is currently priced at 32,000 in G-4. That’s a lofty price for a Seated

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