A little help needed today.

[billn1956]

On this 50 centavos pieace I found today.It has numbers up on either side of the neck.I am not finding these numbers on any of the ones on eBay i am comparing it to.Does anybody know what these are? thank you and HH

 

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[AlabamaRelic]

I believe that is the silver content. .720

 

[Mackaydon]

Exactly right !!
Another variety of the same coin is .800 fine silver but makes no mention of it on the coin. Both coins are dated 1919, but the .800 fineness one weights 9.0625 grams versus the .720 fineness coin that weighs 8.333 grams.
Don.....

 

[Bobbcue]

Beautiful silver coin...there is a coin on Ebay without any markings on it...

 

[billn1956]

Thanks to all of you for your help.I learn more from reading about all of what you all find then i could ever learn trying to research all that I see on here.Hope I can be of help some where down the road. HH

 

[ewcoinhunter]

Great find on the silver!