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

1807 United States 1/2 cent value by grade
GradeEstimated value

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.

Measured 1807 United States 1/2 cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
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.