1804 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1804 United States 1/2 Dollar value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
What is a 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar worth right now?
The market for the 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1804 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1804
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 13.305 g
- Diameter
- 32.6 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What makes the 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable
Documented examples of the 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Context adds the final layer to the 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1804 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
(7 stars) LIBERTY(6 stars)
Bust of Liberty to r., with date 1804 below.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Eagle with shield on breast and holding arrows and laurel branch, with 13 stars above.
Measured 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 13.305 g, 32.6 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | 13.305 g | 32.6 mm | 6 h | Overton.1806.118 (fake) |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.