1827 United States 50 Cent Value

A 1827 United States 50 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1827 United States 50 Cent value by grade

1827 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.

Today's value of the 1827 United States 50 Cent

The market for the 1827 United States 50 Cent is driven by condition above all.

1827 United States 50 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1827
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
13.413 g
Diameter
32.5 mm

Reading a coin with no mint mark

The 1827 United States 50 Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1827, that is exactly as it should be.

Why the 1827 United States 50 Cent is worth money

Context adds the final layer to the 1827 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.

Without a firm mintage figure, the 1827 United States 50 Cent trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.

1827 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 1827 United States 50 Cent specimens

10 physically measured 1827 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 13.413 g, 32.5 mm minting standard.

Measured 1827 United States 50 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1827 United States 50 Cent #113.413 g32.5 mm6 hO.146
1827 United States 50 Cent #2---Overton.1827.141, Breen.4670
1827 United States 50 Cent #3---Overton.1827.142, Breen.4670
1827 United States 50 Cent #4---Overton.1827.146, Breen.4674
1827 United States 50 Cent #5---Overton.1827.107, Breen.4670
1827 United States 50 Cent #6---Overton.1827.107, Breen.4670
1827 United States 50 Cent #7---Overton.1827.112, Breen.4670
1827 United States 50 Cent #8---Overton.1827.131, Breen.4670
1827 United States 50 Cent #9---Overton.1827.104, Breen.4670
1827 United States 50 Cent #10---Overton.1827.102, Breen.4669

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