1821 United States 50 Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1821 United States 50 Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1821 United States 50 Cent value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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.
How much is a 1821 United States 50 Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1821 United States 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1821 United States 50 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1821
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 13.444 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1821 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.
Where this coin's value comes from
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1821 United States 50 Cent: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
Documented examples of the 1821 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.
1821 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 1821 United States 50 Cent specimens
5 physically measured 1821 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 13.444 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 United States 50 Cent #1 | 13.444 g | 32 mm | 6 h | Overton.105, Breen.Encyclopedia.4638 |
| 1821 United States 50 Cent #2 | - | - | - | Overton.1821.101, Breen.4638 |
| 1821 United States 50 Cent #3 | - | - | - | Overton.1821.106, Breen.4638 |
| 1821 United States 50 Cent #4 | - | - | - | Overton.1821.106, Breen.4638 |
| 1821 United States 50 Cent #5 | 15.745 g | - | 6 h | Davignon.1821: 3-D |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.