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
| 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 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 United States 50 Cent #1 | 13.527 g | 32 mm | - | Overton.1828.123, Breen.4618 |
| 1828 United States 50 Cent #2 | 13.382 g | 36.5 mm | 6 h | Breen.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 #8 | 12.573 g | - | 6 h | Davignon.not |
| 1828 United States 50 Cent #9 | 13.496 g | - | 12 h | Davignon.1828: 7-G |
| 1828 United States 50 Cent #10 | 11.305 g | - | 6 h | Davignon.1828: 1-A |
| 1828 United States 50 Cent #11 | 12.331 g | 33 mm | 6 h | Davignon.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.