1923 United States 1/2 Dollar Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1923 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.

1923 United States 1/2 Dollar value by grade

1923 United States 1/2 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value

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 1923 United States 1/2 Dollar value

The market for the 1923 United States 1/2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.

1923 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1923
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why this coin has no mint mark

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1923 United States 1/2 Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

Why the 1923 United States 1/2 Dollar is worth money

Without a firm mintage figure, the 1923 United States 1/2 Dollar trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.

Context adds the final layer to the 1923 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.

1923 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR / IN GOD / WE TRUST / 1923

busts of Monroe and Adams l.

Reverse

MONROE DOCTRINE CENTENNIAL / LOS ANGLES / 1823 1923

map of the western hemisphere, as two female figs.

Measured 1923 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens

3 physically measured 1923 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.

Measured 1923 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1923 United States 1/2 Dollar #1---Breen.7458
1923 United States 1/2 Dollar #2---Breen.7458
1923 United States 1/2 Dollar #3---Breen.5149

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.