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

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Denomination:

1/2 Dollar (about Dollar)
50 Cent

Metal:

Silver

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1838-1839

Catalog reference:

KM-37 (1) KM-65 (1)

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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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1836. Reeded edge. NGC XF Details, obverse damage. An antique scrape next to Liberty's forehead and all, nicely toned. Rare low mintage date. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Categories: Half Dollars

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1834. Large date, small letters. PCGS graded MS-64 CAC Approved. Well struck and fully lustrous with lovely natural toning on both sides. One look at this beauty and you will see why CAC gave its approval. Pop 31; 12 in 65, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 6165) . Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800. Categories: Ha ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1838 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar. NGC graded AU-55. Evenly toned on both sides, the hair curls complete though the stars remain blunt. Pop 16; 92 finer (PCGS # 5357) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. Categories:

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-01
1837. NGC graded AU-58. Beautiful multi-colored old time toning on both sides on a base of neutral old-silver gray. Some luster remains. Estimated Value $500 - 550 Categories: Capped Bust Half Dollars

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-01
1836. NGC graded AU-50. Even grey toning. In 1831 the quarter dollar was reconfigured to make it a smaller diameter and to eliminate the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. The design is by William Kneass. Pop 13; 58 finer. Estimated Value $500 - 525 Categories: Quarters

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1831. Small letters. . B-4. PCGS graded MS-63. Boldly struck with nice even grey toning. Devices were struck with all the energy and attention to detail by the pressmans dies imparting design elements fully including the obverse stars and all hair curls. First year of this truncated issue, wh ...

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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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