Capped Bust Half Dollar Mintage

1817 capped bust half dollar.

Capped bust half dollar mintage.

Mint state ms capped bust half dollar capped bust half dollar value by date. The mintages for this denomination were relatively high as the half dollar had become a staple within the currency system since silver dollars ceased being produced in 1804. While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site coin community assumes no liability for errors. The capped bust half dollar was designed by john reich a similar design was used on most other circulating silver coinage for the next several decades providing a uniform appearance.

Many will be damaged and those are the most economical to buy just to have one in your collection or fill a hole. In 1838 the capped bust half dollar was restyled slightly and the denomination on the reverse earlier styled as 50 cents was revised to half dol. Coin value price chart for capped bust half dollars 50c. Pcgs xf40 1814 capped bust half dollar 2653 disclaimer.

For the first time half dollars were struck at a branch mint new orleans. Coins for sale for capped bust type half dollars items. Certain other changes were effected in the thickness of the reverse letters and the details of the eagle. Only a select few dates are considered to be rare such as the 1815 2 with a mintage of 47 150 and the 1836 reeded edge with an estimated mintage of only 1 200.

The image below is of a capped bust half dollar grading g6 but you will find them in lower grades like ag3 or even less.