1962 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1962 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.
Today's value of the 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar
Pricing for the 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1962 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1962
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1962, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1962 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 1962 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.
1962 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY; IN GOD WE TRUST; (date)
Franklin bust r.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF DOLLAR
liberty bell center, small eagle l.
Measured 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
3 physically measured 1962 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.5260 |
| 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.5261 |
| 1962 United States 1/2 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Breen.5259 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.