1976 United States 1/2 Dollar Value
A 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1976 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 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar
The market for the 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1976 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1976
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Diameter
- 31 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1976 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 1976, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable
Official mintage figures for the 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
Context adds the final layer to the 1976 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.
1976 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY; IN GOD WE TRUST; (date)
Kennedy head l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF DOLLAR
Independence Hall, 200 years of freedom l., stars below
Measured 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
7 physically measured 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, 31 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.5301 |
| 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Breen.5302 |
| 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Breen.5302 |
| 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar #4 | - | 30 mm | - | Breen.5301 |
| 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar #5 | - | - | - | Breen.5304 |
| 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar #6 | - | 31 mm | - | Breen.5302 |
| 1976 United States 1/2 Dollar #7 | - | 31 mm | - | Breen.5304 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.