1928 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
The 1928 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. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
1928 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.
What is a 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar worth right now?
Pricing for the 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1928 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1928
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
No mint mark? Here is why
Philadelphia struck the 1928 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 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1928 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 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1928 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / CAPT. / JAMES COOK / DISCOVERER OF / HAWAII / IN GOD / WE TRUST / HALF DOLLAR
bust l.
Reverse
E PLURIBUS UNUM / 1778 1928
native standing. with outstretched arm, view of bay
Measured 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
5 physically measured 1928 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.7483 |
| 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.7483 |
| 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Breen.5151 |
| 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar #4 | - | - | - | Breen.7470 |
| 1928 United States 1/2 Dollar #5 | - | - | - | Breen.7470 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.