1826 United States 50 Cent Value
In the current market, a 1826 United States 50 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1826 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.
Current 1826 United States 50 Cent value
Pricing for the 1826 United States 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1826 United States 50 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1826
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 12.864 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1826 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 makes the 1826 United States 50 Cent valuable
For the 1826 United States 50 Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1826 United States 50 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.
1826 United States 50 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* (date)
Liberty caped bust l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 50 C.
eagle, wings spread, head l., holding arrows and branch, motto on scroll above.
Measured 1826 United States 50 Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1826 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.864 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #1 | 13.458 g | 32 mm | 6 h | Overton.1826.118 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #2 | 13.433 g | 32 mm | 6 h | Overton.1826.108a, Breen.4668 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #3 | 13.421 g | 32 mm | 6 h | Breen.Encyclopedia.4664, Overton.101 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #4 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.112, Breen.4666 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #5 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.115, Breen.4668 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #6 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.110, Breen.4668 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #7 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.104, Breen.4665 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #8 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.108, Breen.4668 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #9 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.113, Breen.4667 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #10 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.101, Breen.4664 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #11 | - | - | - | Overton.1826.109, Breen.4665 |
| 1826 United States 50 Cent #12 | 12.864 g | 33 mm | - | Davignon.1826: 3-C, Riddell.449 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.