US Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1839-1866 coin value

 

The image of this coin is simply an example of USA 1/2 Dollar 1839-1866 type coinage. Coin values are for reference only and can only serve as an approximate estimate for a piece of stated condition and typical year.
A coin of the same type from a rarer year may cost significantly more, but not always. Each specific case requires separate consideration.
Coin USA 1/2 Dollar 1839-1866 presented on this page is not sold or bought - this is only a catalog.
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US coin 1/2 dollar 1842
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin

Composition - Silver 0.900
Diameter - 30.6 mm
Weight - 13.36 grams

Edge: Reeded


Years of mintage:
1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1856, 1847, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866

Reverse:
Seated Liberty, flanked by stars
Legend:
Year

Obverse:
Eagle with arrows and olive branch in talons
Legend:
HALF DOL. / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


Krause catalog number - KM#68

Value in "F" condition - $50-70