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

        Overview
            
                    Coins 
                    (47) 
            
        Prices (47)
            
        Sell/Buy
        
        Edit
            
            Visits

Improve description

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

type to read more

47 coins in the group
View all coins in the group

		5	6	7	8

(1205 X 600pixels, file size: ~224K)
Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1840 (O). Medium Letters (Reverse of 1838). PCGS graded EF-45. A scarce and curious issue, the 1840 Medium Letters half dollar variety was struck without a mintmark at the New Orleans Mint, using an old design reverse die originally intended for 1839-O Capped Bust Reeded Edge halves (the 1839- ...

(1205 X 600pixels, file size: ~196K)
Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1839-O. PCGS graded Fine-15. The New Orleans Mint began operations in 1838. The half dollars struck there in 1838 and 1839 prominently display the "O" mintmark on the obverse above the date in the exergue. Beginning in 1840 on half dollars, the mintmark would be switched to the reverse under t ...

(1205 X 600pixels, file size: ~238K)
Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1838. Reeded Edge. PCGS graded AU-55. CAC Approved. Gold Sticker. A textbook example of this issue with regards to surface condition, color and strike. The finely granular surfaces have abundant, radial luster and are nicely toned overall. The stars are well struck for the most part while some ...

(1605 X 800pixels, file size: ~262K)
Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1839-O. 155 Degree CW Rotated Reverse. PCGS graded EF-40. Grey toning on both sides (PCGS # 6181) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. Categories: Errors

(1605 X 800pixels, file size: ~258K)
Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1837. NGC graded MS-65. A hint of gold tone around the edges. Frosty, mostly untoned and well struck. Fabulous quality and overall surfaces. The coin has blazing white mint luster and is virtually abrasion-free. At best, it is not easy to find such luster. So too crisp definition on the main d ...

(1605 X 800pixels, file size: ~254K)
Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-27
1836. PCGS graded VF-30. CAC Approved. Light even toning (PCGS # 5355) . Estimated Value $110 - 120. Categories: Quarter Dollars

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Articles

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 ...

more ...

Posts

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 ...

more ...

Related coins recently sold in WWW

Sold for: $3000.0
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 ...

Sold for: $8750.0
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 ...

Sold for: $8500.0
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 ...

		1	2

		1	2

You may be interested in following coins

25 Cent / 1/4 Dollar USA (1776 - ) Copper/Silver

25 Cent / 1/4 Dollar USA (1776 - ) Coppe ...
group has 136 coins / 132 prices

5 Dollar USA (1776 - ) Gold
group has 169 coins / 114 prices

5 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper/Nickel
group has 171 coins / 161 prices

Recent updates

2024-04-23 - New coin is added to 1 Thaler Germany Silver Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-1888)

1 Thaler Germany Silver Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-1888)
group has 2 coins / 1 prices

⇑

Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. Friedrich III. 1616-1659. Taler 1627 ST, Schleswig. Brustbild nach rechts / Dreifach behelmtes fünffeldiges Wappen mit Mittelschild. Lange 325 c, Davenport 3699. Schön ...

2024-04-24 - Historical Coin Prices

4 Groschen Kingdom of Prussia (1701-1918) Silver F ...