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Barber Half Dollars (Liberty Head)

Charles E. Barber designed the half dollar that carries his name, completing the matched set of dime, quarter, and half dollar that entered production together in 1892. The half dollar obverse was identical in concept to the other two denominations, Liberty in a Phrygian cap with laurel wreath, scaled up for the 30.6-millimeter planchet. The reverse carried a heraldic eagle with shield, arrows, olive branch, and E PLURIBUS UNUM, with IN GOD WE TRUST above. At the half dollar's size, Barber's design had room to breathe, and the coin is arguably the most visually balanced of the three Barber denominations. The details are cleaner, the proportions more natural, and the eagle on the reverse has a presence that the cramped dime and quarter versions cannot quite match. Not that anyone has ever called a Barber coin beautiful, but if you had to pick one of the three, the half dollar would win.

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1892–1916 Years struck
98 Date / variety entries
Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, New Orleans Mints

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Key date Semi-key Variety Proof Regular
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G VG F VF EF AU MS
1892 — 935,245 $42$54$74$140$220$280$445 REGULAR CK-3984
1892-O — 390,000 $235$395$445$530$575$685$840 REGULAR CK-3986
1892-O Micro O — $3,050$5,845$7,915$9,925$12,410$14,650$25,250 VARIETY CK-3987
1892-S — 1,029,028 $255$300$340$465$575$785$955 SEMI-KEY CK-3988
1893 — 1,826,792 $36$44$74$140$197$300$485 REGULAR CK-3990
1893-O — 1,389,000 $54$79$140$220$320$400$705 REGULAR CK-3991
1893-S — 740,000 $140$225$505$685$955$1,235$1,815 SEMI-KEY CK-3992
1894 — 1,148,972 $47$59$111$180$240$320$530 REGULAR CK-3994
1894-O — 2,138,000 $42$51$100$161$260$340$575 REGULAR CK-3995
1894-S — 4,048,690 $39$51$91$161$220$340$530 REGULAR CK-3996
1895 — 1,835,218 $39$49$81$130$197$300$485 REGULAR CK-3998
1895-O — 1,766,000 $59$74$149$180$240$355$665 REGULAR CK-3999
1895-S — 1,108,086 $47$79$149$220$375$445$640 REGULAR CK-4000
1896 — 950,762 $51$67$111$161$220$340$530 REGULAR CK-4002
1896-O — 924,000 $59$101$199$410$1,535$2,660$530 SEMI-KEY CK-4003
1896-S — 1,140,948 $111$156$220$410$920$1,195$2,020 SEMI-KEY CK-4004
1897 — 2,480,731 $39$44$71$130$220$320$485 REGULAR CK-4005
1897-O — 632,000 $149$200$380$785$955$1,305$2,245 SEMI-KEY CK-4007
1897-S — 933,900 $161$220$340$485$955$1,480$2,270 SEMI-KEY CK-4008
1898 — 2,956,735 $34$39$62$128$176$280$530 REGULAR CK-4009
1898-O — 874,000 $47$100$200$410$550$705$1,235 SEMI-KEY CK-4011
1898-S — 2,358,550 $42$59$128$176$305$445$1,305 REGULAR CK-4012
1899 — 5,538,846 $32$36$51$111$176$280$465 REGULAR CK-4013
1899-O — 1,724,000 $36$51$87$156$225$340$825 REGULAR CK-4015
1899-S — 1,686,411 $36$54$100$161$260$375$705 REGULAR CK-4016
1900 — 4,762,912 $32$36$54$120$160$300$505 REGULAR CK-4018
1900-O — 2,744,000 $40$51$100$169$305$410$890 REGULAR CK-4019
1900-S — 2,560,322 $36$44$67$149$210$280$705 REGULAR CK-4020
1901 — 4,268,813 $32$36$59$120$160$260$445 REGULAR CK-4021
1901-O — 1,124,000 $40$54$115$255$1,005$1,290$1,900 REGULAR CK-4023
1901-S — 847,044 $54$79$199$410$1,055$1,365$2,855 SEMI-KEY CK-4024
1902 — 4,922,777 $32$36$54$120$176$280$410 REGULAR CK-4025
1902-O — 2,526,000 $32$36$74$120$225$355$825 REGULAR CK-4027
1902-S — 1,460,670 $36$51$108$220$355$485$1,235 REGULAR CK-4028
1903 — 2,278,755 $32$36$54$120$160$280$485 REGULAR CK-4030
1903-O — 2,100,000 $32$42$74$140$199$355$725 REGULAR CK-4031
1903-S — 1,920,772 $36$42$88$149$260$485$825 REGULAR CK-4032
1904 — 2,992,670 $32$39$54$120$176$280$445 REGULAR CK-4034
1904-O — 1,117,600 $40$62$120$305$445$825$1,365 REGULAR CK-4035
1904-S — 553,038 $71$156$360$955$1,725$5,595$11,820 KEY CK-4036
1905 — 662,727 $32$36$94$169$230$360$620 REGULAR CK-4038
1905-O — 505,000 $51$67$156$220$340$445$920 REGULAR CK-4039
1905-S — 2,494,000 $32$36$79$130$176$340$595 REGULAR CK-4040
1906 — 2,638,000 $32$36$67$120$176$280$430 REGULAR CK-4042
1906-D — 4,028,000 $32$36$67$120$176$280$430 REGULAR CK-4043
1906-O — 2,446,000 $32$36$62$120$176$300$745 REGULAR CK-4044
1906-S — 1,740,154 $32$36$81$140$181$360$705 REGULAR CK-4045
1907 — 2,598,575 $32$36$62$120$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-4047
1907-D — 3,856,000 $32$36$67$120$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-4048
1907-O — 3,946,600 $32$36$54$120$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-4049
1907-S — 1,250,000 $42$59$94$220$360$705$2,125 REGULAR CK-4050
1908 — 1,354,000 $32$36$51$120$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-4051
1908-D — 3,280,000 $32$36$54$120$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-4053
1908-O — 5,360,000 $32$36$54$115$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-4054
1908-S — 1,644,828 $32$47$74$149$340$595$855 REGULAR CK-4055
1909 — 2,368,650 $32$36$54$120$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-4057
1909-O — 5,024,000 $36$54$94$160$395$575$855 REGULAR CK-4058
1909-S — 1,764,000 $32$42$94$120$300$340$530 REGULAR CK-4059
1910 — 418,551 $40$47$94$156$270$360$485 REGULAR CK-4061
1910-S — 1,948,000 $32$39$67$120$210$375$665 REGULAR CK-4062
1911 — 1,406,543 $32$36$54$120$210$280$410 REGULAR CK-4064
1911-D — 695,080 $32$47$81$120$210$280$410 REGULAR CK-4065
1911-S — 1,272,000 $32$36$59$120$210$410$920 REGULAR CK-4066
1912 — 1,550,700 $32$36$59$120$160$260$410 REGULAR CK-4067
1912-D — 2,300,800 $32$47$88$130$176$300$410 REGULAR CK-4069
1912-S — 1,370,000 $32$36$54$140$220$320$620 REGULAR CK-4070
1913 — 188,624 $79$108$200$335$705$1,150$1,725 KEY CK-4071
1913-D — 534,000 $32$36$67$120$210$320$505 REGULAR CK-4073
1913-S — 604,000 $32$47$100$140$305$395$805 SEMI-KEY CK-4074
1914 — 124,610 $120$135$335$450$890$955$1,640 KEY CK-4075
1914-S — 992,000 $32$36$54$128$210$375$595 SEMI-KEY CK-4077
1915 — 138,450 $88$135$260$330$530$825$1,305 KEY CK-4079
1915-D — 1,170,400 $32$40$74$120$176$260$450 REGULAR CK-4080
1915-S — 1,604,000 $32$40$74$120$176$260$450 REGULAR CK-4081
1892 1892-O 1892-O Micro O 1892-S 1893 1893-O 1893-S 1894 1894-O 1894-S 1895 1895-O 1895-S 1896 1896-O 1896-S 1897 1897-O 1897-S 1898 1898-O 1898-S 1899 1899-O 1899-S 1900 1900-O 1900-S 1901 1901-O 1901-S 1902 1902-O 1902-S 1903 1903-O 1903-S 1904 1904-O 1904-S 1905 1905-O 1905-S 1906 1906-D 1906-O 1906-S 1907 1907-D 1907-O 1907-S 1908 1908-D 1908-O 1908-S 1909 1909-O 1909-S 1910 1910-S 1911 1911-D 1911-S 1912 1912-D 1912-S 1913 1913-D 1913-S 1914 1914-S 1915 1915-D 1915-S
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G (PR) VG (PR) F (PR) VF (PR) EF (PR) AU (PR) MS (PR)
1892 — 1,245 ——————— REGULAR CK-3985
1893 — 1,826,792 ——————— REGULAR CK-3989
1894 — 1,148,972 ——————— REGULAR CK-3993
1895 — 1,835,218 ——————— REGULAR CK-3997
1896 — 950,762 ——————— REGULAR CK-4001
1897 — 2,480,731 ——————— REGULAR CK-4006
1898 — 2,956,735 ——————— REGULAR CK-4010
1899 — 5,538,846 ——————— REGULAR CK-4014
1900 — 4,762,912 ——————— REGULAR CK-4017
1901 — 4,268,813 ——————— REGULAR CK-4022
1902 — 4,922,777 ——————— REGULAR CK-4026
1903 — 2,278,755 ——————— REGULAR CK-4029
1904 — 2,992,670 ——————— REGULAR CK-4033
1905 — 662,727 ——————— REGULAR CK-4037
1906 — 2,638,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-4041
1907 — 2,598,575 ——————— REGULAR CK-4046
1908 — 1,354,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-4052
1909 — 2,368,650 ——————— REGULAR CK-4056
1910 — 418,551 ——————— REGULAR CK-4060
1911 — 1,406,543 ——————— REGULAR CK-4063
1912 — 1,550,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-4068
1913 — 188,627 ——————— REGULAR CK-4072
1914 — 124,610 ——————— REGULAR CK-4076
1915 — 138,450 ——————— REGULAR CK-4078
1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915