1826 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1826 United States 1/2 Dollar 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 the 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar selling for today?
The market for the 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1826 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1826
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 11.866 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
The missing mint mark, explained
The 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar 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 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable
The 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
Context adds the final layer to the 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar. 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.
1826 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* (date)
Draped, capped bust l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF DOL.
eagle, wings spread, head l., shield on breast, holding arrows and branch, motto on scroll above.
Measured 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 11.866 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1826 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | 11.866 g | 32 mm | - | Davignon.1826: 8-H |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.