1924 United States 1/2 Dollar Value

The 1924 United States 1/2 Dollar carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1924 United States 1/2 Dollar value by grade

1924 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.

What is a 1924 United States 1/2 Dollar worth right now?

Pricing for the 1924 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1924 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1924
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

The missing mint mark, explained

Philadelphia struck the 1924 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.

What makes the 1924 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable

The 1924 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.

Context adds the final layer to the 1924 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.

1924 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

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

busts of Coligny and William the Silent r.

Reverse

HUGUENOT WALLOON TERCENTENARY / FOUNDING OF NEW NETHERLAND / 1624 / 1924

Nieuw Nederland, ship

Measured 1924 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens

2 physically measured 1924 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 1924 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1924 United States 1/2 Dollar #1---Breen.7459
1924 United States 1/2 Dollar #2---Breen.7459

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