1843 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1843 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 the 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar selling for today?
Pricing for the 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1843 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1843
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1843 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.
Why the 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar is worth money
Context adds the final layer to the 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar. 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.
The 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
1843 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 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
2 physically measured 1843 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.4765 |
| 1843 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.4765 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.