1824 United States 50 Cent Value
A 1824 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.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1824 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 1824 United States 50 Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1824 United States 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1824 United States 50 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1824
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 12.339 g
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1824 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 1824 United States 50 Cent
Documented examples of the 1824 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.
There is history in a 1824 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
1824 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 1824 United States 50 Cent specimens
6 physically measured 1824 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.339 g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824 United States 50 Cent #1 | - | - | - | Overton.1824.104, Breen.4656 |
| 1824 United States 50 Cent #2 | - | - | - | Overton.1824.105, Breen.4656 |
| 1824 United States 50 Cent #3 | - | - | - | Overton.1824.113, Breen.4655 |
| 1824 United States 50 Cent #4 | - | - | - | Overton.1824.108, Breen.4656 |
| 1824 United States 50 Cent #5 | - | - | - | Overton.1824.106, Breen.4655 |
| 1824 United States 50 Cent #6 | 12.339 g | - | 6 h | Davignon.1824: 1-A |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.