1828 United States 50 Cent Value

The 1828 United States 50 Cent carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.

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1828 United States 50 Cent value by grade

1828 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.

Current 1828 United States 50 Cent value

Pricing for the 1828 United States 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1828 United States 50 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1828
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
12.573 g
Diameter
33 mm

Reading a coin with no mint mark

The 1828 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 1828, that is exactly as it should be.

What makes the 1828 United States 50 Cent valuable

Documented examples of the 1828 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.

Context adds the final layer to the 1828 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.

1828 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 1828 United States 50 Cent specimens

12 physically measured 1828 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.573 g, 33 mm minting standard.

Measured 1828 United States 50 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1828 United States 50 Cent #113.527 g32 mm-Overton.1828.123, Breen.4618
1828 United States 50 Cent #213.382 g36.5 mm6 hBreen.5470
1828 United States 50 Cent #3---Overton.1828.111, Breen.4678
1828 United States 50 Cent #4---Overton.1828.114, Breen.4678
1828 United States 50 Cent #5---Overton.1828.119, Breen.4680
1828 United States 50 Cent #6---Overton.1828.121, Breen.6486
1828 United States 50 Cent #7---Overton.1828.107, Breen.4676
1828 United States 50 Cent #812.573 g-6 hDavignon.not
1828 United States 50 Cent #913.496 g-12 hDavignon.1828: 7-G
1828 United States 50 Cent #1011.305 g-6 hDavignon.1828: 1-A
1828 United States 50 Cent #1112.331 g33 mm6 hDavignon.1828: 4-D
1828 United States 50 Cent #12---Overton.1828.105, Breen.4675

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