1905 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1905 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.
1905 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 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar worth right now?
Pricing for the 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1905 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1905
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
No mint mark? Here is why
Philadelphia struck the 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar, 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.
The value drivers behind this coin
Documented examples of the 1905 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.
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
1905 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
OREGON GOLD 1/2
value within mapleleaf branches
Reverse
L & C EXPO 1905 MT. HOOD
legend around Mt. Hood
Measured 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1905 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.5090 |
| 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Breen.5091 |
| 1905 United States 1/2 Dollar #4 | - | - | - | Breen.5092 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.