1836 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
A 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1836 United States 1/2 Dollar 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.
What is a 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar worth right now?
Pricing for the 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1836 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1836
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 11.89 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar 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.
The value drivers behind this coin
Documented examples of the 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
1836 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* (date)
Draped, capped bust l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF DOL.
eagle, wings spread, head l., shield on breast, holding arrows and branch, motto on scroll above.
Measured 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 11.89 g, 30 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | 11.89 g | 30 mm | - | Davignon.1836: 4-D |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.