1830 United States 50 Cent Value
Today a 1830 United States 50 Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1830 United States 50 Cent 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.
Current 1830 United States 50 Cent value
The market for the 1830 United States 50 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1830 United States 50 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1830
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 11.916 g
- Diameter
- 32.8 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1830 United States 50 Cent comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1830 United States 50 Cent valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1830 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.
Documented examples of the 1830 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.
1830 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 1830 United States 50 Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1830 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 11.916 g, 32.8 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #1 | 13.45 g | 32.8 mm | 6 h | Overton.101 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #2 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.103, Breen.4688 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #3 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.104, Breen.4690 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #4 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.105, Breen.4688 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #5 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.118, Breen.4688 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #6 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.120, Breen.4692 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #7 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.120, Breen.4692 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #8 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.101, Breen.4688 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #9 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.105, Breen.4688 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #10 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.104, Breen.4690 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #11 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.105, Breen.4688 |
| 1830 United States 50 Cent #12 | - | - | - | Overton.1830.101, Breen.4688 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.