1921 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
Today a 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1921 United States 1/2 Dollar 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.
Current 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar value
The market for the 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1921 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1921
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1921 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 makes the 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1921 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.
For the 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1921 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR / 1821 / 1921
frontiersman bust l.
Reverse
MISSOURI CENTENNIAL / SEDALIA (incuse)
Indian and frontiersman standing. stars in formation behind
Measured 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
8 physically measured 1921 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.7451 |
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.7453 |
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Breen.7450 |
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #4 | - | - | - | Breen.5146 |
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #5 | - | - | - | Breen.5147 |
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #6 | - | - | - | Breen.5148 |
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #7 | - | - | - | Breen.7449 |
| 1921 United States 1/2 Dollar #8 | - | - | - | Breen.7452 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.