1813 United States 50 Cent Value

A 1813 United States 50 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1813 United States 50 Cent value by grade

1813 United States 50 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 1813 United States 50 Cent worth right now?

Pricing for the 1813 United States 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1813 United States 50 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1813
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1813 United States 50 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 collectors pay for in a 1813 United States 50 Cent

Documented examples of the 1813 United States 50 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.

Few series carry the following that supports the 1813 United States 50 Cent. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

1813 United States 50 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

******* LIBERTY ****** (date)

Liberty bust l.

Reverse

UNITES STATES OF AMERICA; 50 C.

eagle standing., head l., holding arrows and branch, motto on scroll above

Measured 1813 United States 50 Cent specimens

5 physically measured 1813 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1813 United States 50 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1813 United States 50 Cent #1---Overton.1813.102, Breen.4608
1813 United States 50 Cent #2---Overton.1813.109, Breen.4608
1813 United States 50 Cent #3---Overton.1814.101, Breen.4610
1813 United States 50 Cent #4---Overton.1813.106, Breen.4608
1813 United States 50 Cent #5---Overton.1813.110, Breen.4608

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.