1834 United States 50 Cent Value
A 1834 United States 50 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
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1834 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.
Today's value of the 1834 United States 50 Cent
The market for the 1834 United States 50 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1834 United States 50 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1834
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 12.747 g
- Diameter
- 32.3 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1834 United States 50 Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What makes the 1834 United States 50 Cent valuable
Documented examples of the 1834 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.
There is history in a 1834 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
1834 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 1834 United States 50 Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1834 United States 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.747 g, 32.3 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #1 | 13.485 g | 32 mm | 6 h | Overton.120, Breen.Encyclopedia.4710 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #2 | 13.45 g | 32 mm | 2 h | Breen.Encyclopedia.4705, Overton.108 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #3 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.104, Breen.4705 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #4 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.105, Breen.4705 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #5 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.106, Breen.4706 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #6 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.107, Breen.4705 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #7 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.115, Breen.4712 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #8 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.116, Breen.4707 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #9 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.103, Breen.4704 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #10 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.113, Breen.4707 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #11 | - | - | - | Overton.1834.111, Breen.4710 |
| 1834 United States 50 Cent #12 | 12.747 g | 33.9 mm | 5 h | Davignon.1834: 12-L |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.