1807 United States 1/2 cent Value
In the current market, a 1807 United States 1/2 cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1807 United States 1/2 cent 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 1807 United States 1/2 cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1807 United States 1/2 cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1807 United States 1/2 cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1807
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1807 United States 1/2 cent 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 1807 United States 1/2 cent valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1807 United States 1/2 cent. 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.
Documented examples of the 1807 United States 1/2 cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1807 United States 1/2 cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY / (date)
Draped liberty bust right
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / CENT / 1/200
Value in wreath
Measured 1807 United States 1/2 cent specimens
2 physically measured 1807 United States 1/2 cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 United States 1/2 cent #1 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1807.1, Breen.1552 |
| 1807 United States 1/2 cent #2 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1807.v, Breen.1552 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.