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Seated Liberty Half Dollars

Christian Gobrecht designed the Seated Liberty half dollar, bringing the seated figure to the denomination that had been the Mint's highest-volume silver coin for decades. The half dollar was the big one, commercially speaking, the denomination that banks ordered in bulk and businesses used for serious transactions, and the Seated Liberty version would serve that role from 1839 through 1891. Gobrecht's design followed the template he had established across the other silver denominations: Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole with a Phrygian cap, the familiar Sully and Peale composition executed by the best engraver the Mint had. The reverse carried a heraldic eagle that would go through several modifications over the series' fifty-three-year run.

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1839–1891 Years struck
182 Date / variety entries
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City 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
1839 Drapery 1,972,400 $55$75$95$178$300$415$1,055 REGULAR CK-3799
1839 No Drapery 1,972,400 $220$340$485$750$1,425$2,375$6,080 REGULAR CK-3801
1840 Medium Letters 1,435,008 ——————— REGULAR CK-3807
1840 Small Letters 1,435,008 $55$75$95$136$300$375$665 REGULAR CK-3808
1840-O — 855,100 $198$320$485$750$1,335$1,815$4,455 REGULAR CK-3809
1841 — 310,000 $68$102$136$220$340$485$1,150 REGULAR CK-3810
1841-O — 401,000 $55$75$157$220$340$485$1,195 REGULAR CK-3812
1842 Medium Date 2,012,764 $55$75$95$136$198$300$805 REGULAR CK-3813
1842 Small Date, Reverse of 1839 2,012,764 ———$24,225$27,855$32,495$40,705 REGULAR CK-3814
1842 Small Date, Reverse of 1842 2,012,764 ——————— REGULAR CK-3816
1842-O Medium Date, Reverse of 1842 957,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3817
1842-O Small Date, Reverse of 1839 — $825$1,235$1,815$2,775$5,090$13,075$27,855 VARIETY CK-3818
1843 — 3,844,000 $55$75$136$178$300$375$750 REGULAR CK-3820
1843-O — 2,268,000 $55$75$136$178$300$375$1,150 REGULAR CK-3821
1844 — 1,766,000 $55$75$95$136$260$375$575 REGULAR CK-3822
1844-O — 2,005,000 $55$75$95$157$260$375$1,105 REGULAR CK-3824
1844-O Doubled Date — $530$825$1,235$1,480$2,660$4,455$6,910 VARIETY CK-3825
1845 — 589,000 $75$95$136$220$340$485$825 REGULAR CK-3826
1845-O — 2,094,000 $55$75$95$178$300$415$825 REGULAR CK-3828
1845-O No Drapery — $95$116$136$280$400$665$1,150 VARIETY CK-3829
1846 6 over Horizontal 6 — $198$260$415$825$1,335$2,020$3,735 VARIETY CK-3830
1846 Medium Date 2,210,000 $55$75$95$157$300$375$825 REGULAR CK-3832
1846 Tall Date 2,210,000 $75$102$157$220$300$375$1,055 REGULAR CK-3833
1846-O Medium Date 2,304,000 $55$89$157$260$340$415$1,235 REGULAR CK-3834
1846-O Tall Date 2,304,000 $220$375$485$750$1,480$2,020$6,080 REGULAR CK-3835
1847 — 1,156,000 $55$75$95$157$300$375$705 REGULAR CK-3836
1847 7 over 6 — $1,640$2,290$2,775$4,085$7,220$9,690$20,115 VARIETY CK-3838
1847-O — 2,584,000 $55$75$95$157$300$375$825 REGULAR CK-3839
1848 — 580,000 $75$116$157$220$415$575$955 REGULAR CK-3841
1848-O — 3,180,000 $55$75$95$136$220$375$955 REGULAR CK-3842
1849 — 1,252,000 $75$95$136$178$340$415$825 REGULAR CK-3843
1849-O — 2,310,000 $55$75$95$157$300$620$1,305 REGULAR CK-3845
1850 — 227,000 $240$320$485$665$955$1,195$1,640 SEMI-KEY CK-3847
1850-O — 2,456,000 $55$75$95$178$260$340$825 REGULAR CK-3848
1851 — 200,750 $620$825$1,235$1,390$1,855$2,290$2,775 SEMI-KEY CK-3849
1851-O — 402,000 $68$102$157$280$375$705$2,245 REGULAR CK-3850
1852 — 77,130 $415$620$825$1,005$1,640$1,855$2,375 SEMI-KEY CK-3852
1852-O — 144,000 $240$415$485$665$1,055$1,425$2,775 SEMI-KEY CK-3854
1853 Arrows and Rays 3,532,708 $54$74$91$135$260$375$1,235 REGULAR CK-3856
1853-O Arrows and Rays 1,328,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3857
1853-O No Arrows 1,328,000 $130,915$149,690$234,990$392,850——— KEY CK-3858
1854 Arrows 2,982,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$505 REGULAR CK-3859
1854-O Arrows 5,240,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$530 REGULAR CK-3861
1855 Arrows 759,500 $54$74$94$155$220$340$660 REGULAR CK-3862
1855 Arrows, 55 over 54 — ——————— VARIETY CK-3864
1855-O Arrows 3,688,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$530 REGULAR CK-3866
1855-S Arrows 129,950 $410$820$1,235$2,020$3,225$5,595$27,860 SEMI-KEY CK-3867
1856 — 938,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$485 REGULAR CK-3869
1856-O — 2,658,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$445 REGULAR CK-3870
1856-S — 211,000 $91$135$210$375$890$1,815$4,080 SEMI-KEY CK-3871
1857 — 1,988,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$485 REGULAR CK-3873
1857-O — 818,000 $54$74$94$155$260$410$1,100 REGULAR CK-3874
1857-S — 158,000 $135$160$220$355$890$1,635$3,670 REGULAR CK-3875
1858 — 4,226,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$485 REGULAR CK-3877
1858-O — 7,294,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$485 REGULAR CK-3878
1858-S — 476,000 $62$94$135$176$340$485$1,360 REGULAR CK-3879
1859 — 748,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$445 REGULAR CK-3881
1859-O — 2,834,000 $54$74$94$155$220$300$530 REGULAR CK-3882
1859-S — 566,000 $62$94$135$176$340$485$1,055 REGULAR CK-3883
1860 — 303,700 $62$74$94$155$260$340$590 REGULAR CK-3885
1860-O — 1,290,000 $54$74$94$128$220$300$530 REGULAR CK-3886
1860-S — 472,000 $62$94$135$176$260$410$1,150 REGULAR CK-3887
1861 — 2,888,400 $54$74$94$155$220$300$465 REGULAR CK-3889
1861-O — 2,532,633 $71$87$111$160$260$745$1,235 REGULAR CK-3890
1861-O CSA Obverse 2,532,633 ——————— KEY CK-3891
1861-S — 939,500 $62$74$115$220$340$485$955 REGULAR CK-3892
1862 — 253,550 $94$135$176$300$410$530$1,005 REGULAR CK-3893
1862-S — 1,352,000 $62$87$111$220$340$410$920 REGULAR CK-3895
1863 — 503,660 $94$115$135$176$300$485$1,005 REGULAR CK-3896
1863-S — 916,000 $62$74$115$220$340$485$1,055 REGULAR CK-3898
1864 — 379,570 $94$115$155$260$375$620$1,055 REGULAR CK-3899
1864-S — 658,000 $94$115$155$260$375$620$1,425 REGULAR CK-3901
1865 — 511,900 $94$115$155$260$375$660$1,150 REGULAR CK-3902
1865-S — 675,000 $94$115$155$260$340$620$1,635 REGULAR CK-3904
1866 Motto 745,625 ——————— REGULAR CK-3905
1866-S Motto 994,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3907
1866-S No Motto 994,000 $375$485$725$1,005$1,835$2,775$7,480 KEY CK-3908
1867 — 449,925 $94$115$220$260$410$620$920 REGULAR CK-3909
1867-S — 1,196,000 $62$94$135$220$300$410$1,005 REGULAR CK-3911
1868 — 378,400 $94$115$220$260$410$620$955 REGULAR CK-3912
1868-S — 1,160,000 $94$135$176$260$375$485$820 REGULAR CK-3914
1869 — 795,900 $74$135$176$260$375$485$820 REGULAR CK-3915
1869-S — 656,000 $94$135$176$260$375$485$820 REGULAR CK-3917
1870 — 634,900 $94$135$176$260$375$485$890 REGULAR CK-3918
1870-CC — 54,617 ——————— KEY CK-3921
1870-S — 1,004,000 $94$135$176$260$410$620$1,590 REGULAR CK-3920
1871 — 1,204,560 $62$74$94$135$220$280$595 REGULAR CK-3923
1871-CC — 153,950 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-3925
1871-S — 2,178,000 $62$74$94$135$220$340$820 REGULAR CK-3924
1872 — 881,550 $62$94$135$176$260$280$595 REGULAR CK-3927
1872-CC — 257,000 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-3929
1872-S — 580,000 $94$135$176$260$410$620$1,385 REGULAR CK-3928
1873 Arrows 1,815,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-3931
1873 No Arrows, Close 3 — $94$135$176$260$375$485$820 VARIETY CK-3933
1873 No Arrows, Open 3 1,815,700 $2,660$3,670$4,455$5,500$6,525$10,790$40,710 REGULAR CK-3934
1873-CC Arrows 214,560 ——————— KEY CK-3936
1873-CC No Arrows 214,560 ——————— KEY CK-3937
1873-S Arrows 228,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3935
1874 Arrows 2,360,000 $94$135$176$260$375$485$785 REGULAR CK-3938
1874-CC Arrows 59,000 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-3941
1874-S Arrows 394,000 $135$176$220$300$410$575$1,360 REGULAR CK-3940
1875 — 6,027,500 $54$74$94$128$197$260$395 REGULAR CK-3943
1875-CC — 1,008,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3945
1875-S — 3,200,000 $59$74$94$115$176$260$395 REGULAR CK-3944
1876 — 8,419,150 $54$74$94$128$176$260$395 REGULAR CK-3946
1876-CC — 1,956,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3949
1876-S — 4,528,000 $54$62$94$115$176$240$375 REGULAR CK-3948
1877 — 8,304,510 $54$62$94$115$176$240$375 REGULAR CK-3950
1877-CC — 1,420,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3953
1877-S — 5,356,000 $54$62$94$115$176$260$395 REGULAR CK-3952
1878 — 1,378,400 $54$62$94$115$176$260$410 REGULAR CK-3954
1878-CC — 62,000 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-3957
1878-S — 12,000 $25,600$32,500$35,365$43,155$56,570$60,260$78,105 KEY CK-3956
1879 — 5,900 $300$375$445$530$620$745$855 SEMI-KEY CK-3959
1880 — 9,755 $300$375$445$530$620$745$855 SEMI-KEY CK-3961
1881 — 10,975 $300$375$445$530$620$745$855 SEMI-KEY CK-3963
1882 — 5,500 $300$375$445$530$620$745$855 SEMI-KEY CK-3965
1883 — 9,039 $300$375$445$530$620$745$855 SEMI-KEY CK-3967
1884 — 5,275 $355$395$445$530$640$765$890 SEMI-KEY CK-3969
1885 — 6,130 $410$445$505$620$705$765$890 SEMI-KEY CK-3970
1886 — 5,886 $410$445$505$620$705$745$890 SEMI-KEY CK-3972
1887 — 5,710 $430$465$530$620$785$820$890 SEMI-KEY CK-3974
1888 — 12,833 $300$355$445$530$620$745$820 SEMI-KEY CK-3977
1889 — 12,711 $280$355$445$530$620$745$820 SEMI-KEY CK-3978
1890 — 12,590 $280$355$445$530$620$745$825 SEMI-KEY CK-3981
1891 — 200,600 $94$135$176$260$340$575$665 REGULAR CK-3983
1839 Drapery 1839 No Drapery 1840 Medium Letters 1840 Small Letters 1840-O 1841 1841-O 1842 Medium Date 1842 Small Date, Reverse of 1839 1842 Small Date, Reverse of 1842 1842-O Medium Date, Reverse of 1842 1842-O Small Date, Reverse of 1839 1843 1843-O 1844 1844-O 1844-O Doubled Date 1845 1845-O 1845-O No Drapery 1846 6 over Horizontal 6 1846 Medium Date 1846 Tall Date 1846-O Medium Date 1846-O Tall Date 1847 1847 7 over 6 1847-O 1848 1848-O 1849 1849-O 1850 1850-O 1851 1851-O 1852 1852-O 1853 Arrows and Rays 1853-O Arrows and Rays 1853-O No Arrows 1854 Arrows 1854-O Arrows 1855 Arrows 1855 Arrows, 55 over 54 1855-O Arrows 1855-S Arrows 1856 1856-O 1856-S 1857 1857-O 1857-S 1858 1858-O 1858-S 1859 1859-O 1859-S 1860 1860-O 1860-S 1861 1861-O 1861-O CSA Obverse 1861-S 1862 1862-S 1863 1863-S 1864 1864-S 1865 1865-S 1866 Motto 1866-S Motto 1866-S No Motto 1867 1867-S 1868 1868-S 1869 1869-S 1870 1870-CC 1870-S 1871 1871-CC 1871-S 1872 1872-CC 1872-S 1873 Arrows 1873 No Arrows, Close 3 1873 No Arrows, Open 3 1873-CC Arrows 1873-CC No Arrows 1873-S Arrows 1874 Arrows 1874-CC Arrows 1874-S Arrows 1875 1875-CC 1875-S 1876 1876-CC 1876-S 1877 1877-CC 1877-S 1878 1878-CC 1878-S 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G (PR) VG (PR) F (PR) VF (PR) EF (PR) AU (PR) MS (PR)
1839 Drapery 1,972,400 ——————— REGULAR CK-3798
1839 No Drapery 1,972,400 ——————— REGULAR CK-3802
1840 — 1,435,008 ——————— REGULAR CK-3806
1841 — 310,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3811
1842 Small Date, Reverse of 1842 2,012,764 ——————— REGULAR CK-3815
1843 — 3,844,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3819
1844 — 1,766,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3823
1845 — 589,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3827
1846 Medium Date 2,210,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3831
1847 — 1,156,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3837
1848 — 580,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3840
1849 — 1,252,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3844
1850 — 227,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3846
1852 — 77,130 ——————— REGULAR CK-3851
1852-O — 144,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3853
1853 Arrows and Rays 3,532,708 ——————— REGULAR CK-3855
1854 Arrows — ——————— REGULAR CK-3860
1855 Arrows 759,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-3863
1855 Arrows, 55 over 54 759,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-3865
1856 — 938,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3868
1857 — 1,988,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3872
1858 — 4,226,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3876
1859 — 748,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-3880
1860 — 303,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-3884
1861 — 2,888,400 ——————— REGULAR CK-3888
1862 — 253,550 ——————— REGULAR CK-3894
1863 — 503,660 ——————— REGULAR CK-3897
1864 — 379,570 ——————— REGULAR CK-3900
1865 — 511,900 ——————— REGULAR CK-3903
1866 Motto 745,625 ——————— REGULAR CK-3906
1867 — 449,925 ——————— REGULAR CK-3910
1868 — 378,400 ——————— REGULAR CK-3913
1869 — 795,900 ——————— REGULAR CK-3916
1870 — 634,900 ——————— REGULAR CK-3919
1871 — 1,204,560 ——————— REGULAR CK-3922
1872 — 881,550 ——————— REGULAR CK-3926
1873 Arrows 1,815,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-3930
1873 No Arrows 1,815,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-3932
1874 Arrows — ——————— REGULAR CK-3939
1875 — 6,027,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-3942
1876 — 8,419,150 ——————— REGULAR CK-3947
1877 — 8,304,510 ——————— REGULAR CK-3951
1878 — 1,378,400 ——————— REGULAR CK-3955
1879 — 1,100 ——————— REGULAR CK-3958
1880 — 1,355 ——————— REGULAR CK-3960
1881 — 975 ——————— REGULAR CK-3962
1882 — 1,100 ——————— REGULAR CK-3964
1883 — 1,039 ——————— REGULAR CK-3966
1884 — 875 ——————— REGULAR CK-3968
1885 — 930 ——————— REGULAR CK-3971
1886 — 886 ——————— REGULAR CK-3973
1887 — 710 ——————— REGULAR CK-3975
1888 — 832 ——————— REGULAR CK-3976
1889 — 711 ——————— REGULAR CK-3979
1890 — 590 ——————— REGULAR CK-3980
1891 — 600 ——————— REGULAR CK-3982
1839 Drapery 1839 No Drapery 1840 1841 1842 Small Date, Reverse of 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 Medium Date 1847 1848 1849 1850 1852 1852-O 1853 Arrows and Rays 1854 Arrows 1855 Arrows 1855 Arrows, 55 over 54 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 Motto 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 Arrows 1873 No Arrows 1874 Arrows 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891