1/2 Dollar / 50 Cent USA (1776 - ) Silver

Metal:
Issue year(s):
1838-1839

Catalog reference:

CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLAR

Half Dol on Reverse (1838-1839)

Designer – Engraver: Christian Gobrecht
Metal Composition: 90% Silver – 10% Copper
Diameter: 30 mm
Mass / Weight: 13.36 grams

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1837. ANACS graded EF-45. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $190 - 210. The Frank McCarthy Collection. Categories: U.S. Budget Coins and Lots Half Dollars

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-02
1833. ANACS graded EF-45. Toned a pleasing antique blue and light violet on both sides. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Categories: Quarters

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1831. . B-4, Small Letters, die break through C. NGC Unc Details, improperly cleaned. An impressive coin with iridescent toning. Estimated Value $500 - 550. Categories: Quarters

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-02
1831. NGC graded MS-63. Well struck and white on the obverse while the reverse displays rainbow toning around the edges. A lovely example of this popular type. Pop 45; 91 finer. Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. Categories: Quarters

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-06
1839-O Capped Bust Half Dollar. Improperly Cleaned. Die break through the stars and date. Scarce. Estimated Value $150 - 175. Categories:

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1839 PCGS graded Genuine. Cleaned. Reeded Edge. Our grade is Sharpness of Unc. Two-year type struck during a decade when the U.S. mint underwent a technological revolution including the introduction of steam-powered coining presses (PCGS # 6179) . Estimated Value $500 - 700. Categories:
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Variations and designs of 1/2 Dollar USA   The half dollar coin, with a denomination of 50 cents, has undergone various designs and variations throughout the history of the United States. Here are some notable variations and designs of the half dollar:Early Half Dollars (1794-1836): The United States Mint produced early half dollars in several designs, including the Flowing Hair Half D ...
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scroodge  /  Silver Dollar  Silver Dollars 1794-1935The silver dollar was authorized by Congress April 2, 1792. Weight and fineness were specified at 416 grains and 892.4 fine. The first issues appeared in 1794 and until 1804 all silver dollars had the value stamped on the edge: HUNDRED CENTS, ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT. After a lapse in coinage of the plain or reeded edges and ...

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1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...

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1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few ...

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1876. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Blast white Gem Cameo Proof. Only 1,260 struck. The Twenty-cent piece, sometimes called a "double dime," had a brief appearance in the fourth quarter of the 19t ...
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