The Half Dollar, authorized by the Act of April 2, 1792, was not minted until December 1794. The early half dollars have been extensively collected by die varieties, of which many exist for most dates. When the half dollar was first issued, its weight was 208 grains and its fineness .8924. This standard was not changed until 1837, when the law of January 18, 1837, specified 206-1/4 grains, .900 fine. Arrows at the date in 1853 indicate the reduction of weight to 192 grains, in conformity with the Act of February 21, 1853. Arrows remained in 1854 and 1855.
Flowing Hair (1794-1795); Draped Bust Half Dollars (1796-1807); Capped Bust Half Dollars (1807-1839); Liberty Seated Half Dollars (1839-1891); Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1915); Liberty Walking (1916-1947); Franklin (1948-1963); Kennedy (1964 to Date).
1795 Half Dollar - 1795 50C PCGS XF45 CAC. O-104, R4. This lightly circulated 1795 Half Dollar Flowing Hair is attractively toned and well centered. The strike is above average with good...More
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1795 Half Dollar - 1795 50C NGC XF40. Two Leaves, O-130, R5. This rare, first type of issue 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar shows colors of silver-gray, darker gray at the rims...More
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1795 Half Dollar - 1795 50C NGC XF40. Two Leaves, O-130, R5. This rare, first type of issue 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar shows colors of silver-gray, darker gray at the rims...More
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1795 Half Dollar - 1795 50C 2 Leaves, NGC XF45. O-110, R-3. In its population report, NGC shows 1 1795 half dollar, O-110 the present coin, in XF45 condition with 2 better... More
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1795 Half Dollar - 1795 Flowing Hair 50C PCGS VF25 CAC. This very scarce 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar has wonderfully original and clean surfaces. The coin is graded VF25 by PCGS...More
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1795 S/D 50C (1795 Half Dollar) 1795 S over D 50C NGC AU55, Two Leaves, O-129, R.5. This early 1795 Half Dollar clearly shows the second S punched over a D in STATES...More
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1805 O-112 Early Half Dollar, NGC AU50. The featured coin is a truly spectacular piece. Graded AU-50 by NGC, this coin is categorized as Overton 112 with an R-2 rating...More
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1806 50c (1806 Half Dollar) Early Half Dollar, PCGS AU55. Pointed 6, Stem Through Claw. Shades of tan and brown and excellent surfaces characterize this 1806 Draped Bust...More
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1806/5 50c (1806/5 Half Dollar) NGC XF45. Brown Collection. This Early 1806/5 Half Dollar has light obverse central devices and is darker toward the rims...More
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1806/5 Half Dollar - 1806/5 50C NGC AU53. This eye-appealing, scarce 1806/5 Half Dollar has significant mint luster remaining within the devices. The coin shows a tan-gold toning...More
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1806/5 Half Dollar - 1806/5 50C O-103. R2, NGC AU55. This beautifully toned, Choice AU overdate 1806/5 Draped Bust Half Dollar is the second finest known...More
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1807 50C Draped Bust Half Dollar, 0-103a R-3, PCGS Fine 12 CAC. Lovely originality on this early American half dollar that has one of the nicest eye appeal...More
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1807-1836 50C Capped Bust, S.S. Central America, NCS Genuine. This salvaged, chopmarked, Capped Bust half dollar comes with the provenance of the ill-fated...More
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1824 Half Dollar, struck 7% off-center (O-110, R-2) ANACS Fine Details NET VG 8 Cleaned. Although the 1824 half dollar is a common issue among capped bust half dollars, the present piece is a true rarity. More
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1826 Half Dollar - 1826 50C NGC MS64. O-120a, R3. This lovely, toned, Capped Bust 1826 Half Dollar shows shades of russet, gold, tan, and silver. The presence of these colors...More
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1827 Half Dollar - 1827 50C NGC MS61. 1827 50C, O-112, R.3, NGC MS61. This Mint State 1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar has original surfaces and is clean for the grade...More
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1827 Half Dollar - 1827 50C PCGS AU58 CAC. Square Base 2. This nicely toned, near-Mint State Square Base 2 1827 Half Dollar has mint luster remaining within its devices...More
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1831 50C (1831 Half Dollar) NGC EF40. This Capped Bust half dollar has original surfaces which are, except for a small mark next to star 10, free of distractions...More
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1835 50C (1835 Half Dollar) ANACS VF30. Early Half Dollar. Although details graded, this Capped Bust 1835 Half Dollar is an example of the Curved Top to 5 variety...More
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1837 Half Dollar - 1837 50C NGC MS62. Reeded Edge, 50 CENTS. This Mint State Capped Bust, 50 CENTS half dollar has speckles of light tan toning over silvery fields and devices...More
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1837 Half Dollar - 1837 Reeded 50C, NGC MS63. Here is a Mint State, well struck, lightly toned 1837 Reeded Edge Half Dollar. Aside from a scuff in the left obverse field...More
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1839 Half Dollar - 1839 50C NGC MS61. This eye-appealing Seated Liberty 1839 half dollar is a lovely mixture of gun-metal blue and light rose-silver. Along with satiny mint luster...More
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1846-O Half Dollar (1846-O 50C Seated) Tall Date, NGC XF45 CAC. A bit of original mint luster remains on this rare variety Southern branch mint 1846-O Seated Half Dollar...More
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1850-O Half Dollar SS Republic - 1850-O 50C SS Republic Shiprwreck Effect, NGC. This Southern mint, 1850-O Liberty Seated half dollar comes with the provenance of the ill-fated...More
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1854 50C Arrows (1854 Arrows Half Dollar) PCGS MS64. This near gem, lustrous, mint state Arrows 1854 Half Dollar is toned with shades of russet, violet, and a touch of...More
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1854-O Half Dollar Arrows - 1854-O 50C, Arrows, NCS VG Details. This holed, lightly cleaned, Southern branch mint 1854-O Half Dollar grades VG details because the rims on both...More
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1860-O Seated 50C (1860-O Half Dollar) ANACS VG10. Seated Half Dollar. This Southern branch mint Liberty Seated 1860-O Half Dollar has lightly toned devices with darker shading...More
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1861 Confederate States of America Half Dollar, CSA Restrike, PCGS MS62. Offered here is one of 500 restrikes of the 1861 Confederate half dollar...More
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1861 Half Dollar CSA Restrike, PCGS MS61. One of just 500 restrikes produced, after an original mintage of just four pieces struck at the New Orleans Mint in 1861...More
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1861 Half Dollar - 1861 50C NGC AU58 CAC. The Seated Half Dollar series, minted from 1839 to 1891 is a very difficult set to complete in any grade. Some of the issues are so rare that...More
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1861 Half Dollar (1861 50C) Seated, NGC AU53 CAC. Civil War Date. This Civil War dated 1861 Half Dollar Seated shows attractive light toning on the devices...More
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1861 Seated 50C (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS EF40. Seated Half Dollar. This Civil War dated 1861 Half Dollar is graded EF40, but it could easily have been given an AU grade...More
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1861 Seated 50C (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS F12. Seated Half Dollar. This Civil War dated Liberty Seated 1861 Half Dollar has all seven letters of the word LIBERTY visible...More
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1861 Seated 50C (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS G6. Seated Half Dollar. This Civil War dated Liberty Seated 1861 Half Dollar shows honest wear appropriate for the grade assigned...More
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1861 Seated 50c (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS, VF20 Details. This Civil War dated 1861 Half Dollar is starting to retone and has light devices with darker toning towards the rims...More
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1861 Seated 50C (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS VF30 Details. This Civil War dated Seated Liberty 1861 Half Dollar has retoned and exhibits an almost original look...More
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1861 Seated 50c (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS VF35. This Civil War dated Seated Liberty 1861 Half Dollar has light devices set against darker fields. The devices are a silvery-grey...More
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1861 Seated 50C (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS VF35. This Civil War dated Seated Liberty 1861 Half Dollar has light devices set against darker fields, although the obverse is in total...More
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1861 Seated 50c (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS VG10. This Civil War dated Liberty Seated 1861 Half Dollar has sufficient detail to warrant the grade in that the rims are raised and...More
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1861 Seated 50C (1861 Half Dollar) ANACS VG10. This Liberty Seated 1861 Half Dollar has a Civil War date. It has outstanding toning with light devices against a somewhat darker...More
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1861 50C CSA Restrike (1861 Half Dollar CSA Restrike) NGC MS64. This rare, historic Civil War 1861 Half Dollar, has silver-grey toning with multicolored highlights of blue...More
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1861 Half Dollar CSA Restrike NGC MS61 - 1861 50C CSA Restrike, B-8022. This Mint State 1861 Half Dollar CSA Restrike has remaining mint luster within the devices, especially so on the...More
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1861 Half Dollar - 1861 Seated 50C PCGS AU58 CAC. This Civil War dated 1861 Seated half dollar is lustrous with light toning on both sides of the coin...More
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1861 Confederate Restrike 50C PCGS MS65 CAC. Civil War Date Half Dollar. This is the single finest known PCGS graded specimen of this highly desirable Civil War half dollar restrike...
1861 Half Dollar CSA Restrike NGC MS64 CAC. A wonderful example of this popular issue, originally produced by the Confederate States of America.More
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1861 Half Dollar (1861 50C) CSA Restrike PCGS MS62. J.W. Scott & Company created this restrike using the reverse of the 1861 Confederate States of America half dollar...More
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1861 Confederate States of America (1861 CSA Restrike) 50C NGC MS65. Civil War Date Half Dollar. The holder is incorrectly attributed as B-8001. This coin is a B-8002...More
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1861 Half Dollar CSA Scott Restrike (1861 50C) PCGS MS63 CAC. Mint luster shines from within the devices of this excellent Confederate 1861 50C CSA Scott Restrike...More
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1861 Confederate Half Dollar Scott Restrike, PCGS MS65. 1861 CSA 50C Scott Restrike (Token). One of 500 restrikes produced in 1879, struck in white metal, from a newly created...More
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1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar PCGS MS61 CAC. Wow, here is a great rare Seated Liberty half dollar, struck in the New Orleans Mint during the 1st year of the Civil War...More
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1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar NGC AU53. Non Shipwrecked effect (No salt water damage) half dollars like these are scarce and in great demand...More
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1861-O Half Dollar CSA 50C NGC Shipwreck Effect, SS Republic. Comes with box & certificate. 1861-O CSA 50C W-11A SS Republic NGC Shipwreck effect. When collectors...More
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1861-O Half Dollar SS Republic, W-11A, Shipwreck Effect Confederate States Issue. 1861-O 50c Seated Liberty Half Dollar, SS Republic. This exciting offering...More
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1861-O Seated 50C (1861-O Half Dollar) ANACS EF40 Details. This New Orleans Mint, Civil War dated Liberty Seated 1861-O Half Dollar has all the technical grading requirements...More
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1861-O Seated 50C (1861-O Half Dollar) ANACS G4. This Civil War dated, New Orleans Mint 1861-O Half Dollar is graded Good 4, a collectable grade. The coin is appropriately graded...More
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1861-O Seated 50C (1861-O Half Dollar) ANACS G6. This New Orleans Mint Seated 1861-O Half Dollar has medium, brown-beige toning that is darker at the rims...More
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1861-O Half Dollar - 1861-O 50C ANACS VG10. This gently circulated, Southern branch mint, Civil War dated half dollar, meets all the criteria for a full Very Good 10...More
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1861-O Half Dollar - 1861-O 50C ANACS VG10. Although once lightly cleaned, this Southern branch mint 1861-O Half Dollar retains significant appeal. It is an authentic...More
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1861-O Half Dollar - 1861-O Seated 50C PCGS VF30 CAC. This circulated, Civil War dated, Southern branch mint 1861-O Half Dollar has uniform dark gray toning...More
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1864 Half Dollar - 1864 50C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/65). One of the nicest about uncirculated 1864 half dollars you'll ever find. 1864 Seated Liberty...More
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1864 Half Dollar - 1864 50C PCGS PR64. This Civil War dated, near-Gem 1864 proof half dollar is toned a lovely mixture of tan, teal, violet, yellow-rose, and pink....More
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1864 Half Dollar - 1864 Seated 50C PCGS XF40, CAC. Here is a really attractive, lightly circulated, Civil War dated 1864 half dollar. The word LIBERTY on the shield is bold...More
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1865-S Half Dollar - 1865-S Seated 50C PCGS XF45. This Civil War dated, branch mint 1865-S Seated Half Dollar has soft, cool, original surfaces that show light...More
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1870-CC Half Dollar - 1870-CC Liberty Seated 50C PCGS AU53. Scarce in all grades. 1st year of Carson City mint production. Crisp detail, medallic, looks 55...More
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1870-CC Half Dollar - 1870-CC 50C NGC AU50+. This rare, Western branch mint 1870-CC Half Dollar has eye-appealing, lightly toned surfaces with bright mint luster remaining...More
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1876-CC Half Dollar - 1876-CC Seated 50c NGC MS64. Centennial Carson City half dollar. In its population report, NGC shows 24 1876-CC half dollars certified...More
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1880 Half Dollar - 1880 50C Seated Liberty NGC MS67. Light central devices with darker toned fields characterized this superb, rare Seated Liberty 1880 Half Dollar, which is...More
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1880 Half Dollar - 1880 50C NGC MS67. This Superb Gem Uncirculated 1880 Half Dollar is tied for the finest known at both NGC and PCGS. The coin is attractively toned with peripheral shades...More
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1892 Half Dollar - 1892 Barber 50C NGC PR66 CAM. Ex-Eliasberg / Clapp (who purchased it directly from the mint in 1892). 1st year of type. PCGS:5900. Mintage 1,245...More
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1897 Barber Half Dollar - 1897 Barber 50c NGC PF68 UCAM. This eye-appealing 1897 Barber Half Dollar coin is tied for second finest at NGC and finest at PCGS...More
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1904-O Half Dollar - 1904-O 50C ANACS G4. Here is a fully Good 1904-O Barber half dollar. The coin shows a rim for both sides. While the word LIBERTY is worn off, the date...More
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1921-S Half Dollar (1921-S 50C Walking Liberty) NGC AU53 CAC. 1921-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Adolph A. Weinmans Walking Liberty is one of the most beautiful...More
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1921-S Half Dollar (1921-S 50C Walking Liberty) NGC AU53 CAC. 1921-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Adolph A. Weinmans Walking Liberty is one of the most beautiful...More
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1925 Half Dollar (1925 50C) Stone Mountain, PCGS MS65. This outstandingly beautiful 1925 Stone Mountain commemorative Half Dollar has shimmering...More
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1926 Sesquicentennial 50C PCGS MS64 CAC. A coin carrying a CAC sticker means it meets or exceeds the grading standards imposed by the Certified Acceptance Corporation...More
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1935-S Half Dollar - 1935-S Walking Liberty 50c NGC MS64 CAC. This eye-appealing 1935-S Half Dollar has light toning, more so on the reverse, and an above average strike. Shades of light...More
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1936 Walking Liberty Half Dollar - 1936 50C Walking Liberty NGC PF66. This Premium Gem Proof 1936 Walking Liberty Half Dollar in an old type NGC holder has the lowest...More
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1936 Walking Liberty Half Dollar - 1936 Walking Liberty 50C NGC PF66. This Superb Gem proof 1936 Walking Liberty Half Dollar comes in an old, fat NGC holder. The coin is a brilliant...More
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1936 Gettysburg Commemorative Half Dollar PCGS MS65 CAC. This gem commemorative Gettysburg Half Hollar has silver-grey toning and light tints of yellow...More
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1947 C.SMITH SC50C CONFEDERATE SEAL, NGC MS66. (1947) C. Smith, Confederate Seal, So-Called 50C NGC MS66. This C. Smith So-Called half dollar...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar PCGS MS65 FBL. Struck during the year that the PNG (Professional Numismatists Guild) was formed, who can forget the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar PCGS MS65 FBL. An original coin toned after residing for at least 4 decades in an original Mint Set. Fully struck, this coin displays full luster under...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar PCGS MS65 FBL. Blotchy mint set toning.. Full Bell Line. Neat color! Originally toned Frankie! Great year that the PNG (Proffessional Numismatist Guide)...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar "Bugs Bunny" ANACS MS63 FBL. Gem Brilliant white coin with just a little bit of light resset toning around the rim. Very premium quality for grade...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar "Bugs-Bunny" ANACS MS63 FBL. A blazing FBL example of the so-called Bugs Bunny variety, with the die defect near Franklin's lip...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar ANACS MS63 FBL "Bug Bunny". Anacs graded Ms-63 (we disagree) with full bell line. Dazzling luster with beautiful originality and ever so slight edge toning...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar (1955 Franklin 50C) PCGS PF66 CAM CAC. This lovely proof cameo 1955 Half Dollar shows light toning in the upper left obverse field...More
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1955 Franklin Half Dollar (1955 Franklin 50C) PCGS PF66 CAMEO CAC. This mirrored cameo proof 1955 Franklin Half Dollar shows slight peripheral toning...More
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1955 Half Dollar - 1955 50C PCGS MS66FBL CAC. In its population report, as of January 19, CAC shows 30 in MS66FBL. At PCGS only 2 are certified...More
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1956 Franklin Half Dollar (1956 Franklin 50C) PCGS PR67 CAMEO CAC. This eye-appealing cameo proof 1956 Franklin Half Dollar Type 2 shows black and white contrast...More
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1956 Franklin Half Dollar (1956 Franklin 50C) PCGS PR68 CAMEO CAC. Outstanding mirrored contrast typifies this superb proof 1956 Franklin Half Dollar Type 2...More
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1963 50C NGC PF-68 CAC Ultra Cameo. This beautiful coin has been approved at CAC and is now one of the 26 finest as such with only 1 CAC'd finer...More
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Franklin Half Dollar Set: 1948-1963 Complete. EVERY coin is Uncirculated to Choice Uncirculated. Most of these sets on ebay contain sliders and are not high quality...More
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Complete Franklin Half Dollar set minted from 1848-1963 in brilliant uncirculated condition. Some are choice, all in an interesting dansco album...More
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The Half Dollar, authorized by the Act of April 2, 1792, was not minted until December 1794. The early half dollars have been extensively collected by die varieties, of which many exist for most dates. When the half dollar was first issued, its weight was 208 grains and its fineness .8924. This standard was not changed until 1837, when the law of January 18, 1837, specified 206-1/4 grains, .900 fine. Arrows at the date in 1853 indicate the reduction of weight to 192 grains, in conformity with the Act of February 21, 1853. Arrows remained in 1854 and 1855.
Flowing Hair (1794-1795); Draped Bust Half Dollars (1796-1807); Capped Bust Half Dollars (1807-1839); Liberty Seated Half Dollars (1839-1891); Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1915); Liberty Walking (1916-1947); Franklin (1948-1963); Kennedy (1964 to Date).
