1929 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1929 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 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar worth right now?
The market for the 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1929 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1929
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1929 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.
Documented examples of the 1929 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.
1929 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY; IN GOD WE TRUST; (date)
Liberty walking l., holding branch. rising sun l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF DOLLAR
eagle standing., facing l., wings outstretched
Measured 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
2 physically measured 1929 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.5154 |
| 1929 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.5155 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.