1833 United States 50 Cent Value
The 1833 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. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1833 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.
What is a 1833 United States 50 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1833 United States 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1833 United States 50 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1833
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 13.197 g
- Diameter
- 33 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
Philadelphia struck the 1833 United States 50 Cent, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
Why the 1833 United States 50 Cent is worth money
Context adds the final layer to the 1833 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.
For the 1833 United States 50 Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1833 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 1833 United States 50 Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1833 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 13.197 g, 33 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #1 | 13.466 g | 32 mm | - | Davignon.1833: 1-A |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #2 | 13.441 g | 32 mm | 6 h | Breen.Encyclopedia.4701, Overton.108 |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #3 | - | - | - | Overton.1833.102, Breen.4701 |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #4 | - | - | - | Overton.1833.103, Breen.4702 |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #5 | - | - | - | Overton.1833.108, Breen.4701 |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #6 | - | - | - | Overton.1833.105, Breen.4701 |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #7 | - | - | - | Overton.1833.108, Breen.4701 |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #8 | - | - | - | Overton.1833.109, Breen.4701 |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #9 | 11.954 g | 33 mm | - | Davignon.1833: 2-B, Riddell.466, Breen.4701.ctft |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #10 | 9.746 g | 33 mm | - | Davignon.not (. Dav13-M), Riddell.not (. Rid 465), Breen.4701.ctft |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #11 | 11.847 g | - | 6 h | Davignon.1833: 2-B |
| 1833 United States 50 Cent #12 | 13.197 g | - | 6 h | Davignon.1833: 1-A |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.