1842 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1842 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.
How much is a 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1842 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1842
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1842 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.
What collectors pay for in a 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar
Documented examples of the 1842 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.
Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.
1842 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* (date)
Liberty seated
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF DOL.
eagle, shield on breast, holding branch and arrows
Measured 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
3 physically measured 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.4761 |
| 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.4759 |
| 1842 United States 1/2 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Breen.4764 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.