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Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891)

Prices and Auction Volume

This page shows trends for Seated Liberty Half Dollars auctions, including prices realized for the top coins sold. With navigation to upcoming and completed Seated Liberty Half Dollars auctions, you'll always know which coins are most liquid in the market. Tables and charts below also show the top-5 coins in this category by volume and historical trends for Seated Liberty Half Dollars.

Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891) — Top 5 Prices Realized

Rank
Service
Price
Coin
Grade
Date
1 NGC $276,000.00 1855 S ARROWS 50C PF PF 65 8/14/2011
2 PCGS $246,750.00 1853 O NO ARROWS 50C MS G 6 10/31/2014
3 NGC $241,500.00 1839 NO DRAPERY 50C PF PF 65 4/28/2009
4 PCGS $223,250.00 1839 NO DRAPERY 50C PF PF 64 11/3/2013
5 PCGS $199,750.00 1878 S 50C MS MS 64 6/23/2014
5 NGC $199,750.00 1839 NO DRAPERY 50C PF PF 65 1/14/2013
5 PCGS $199,750.00 1853 O NO ARROWS 50C MS VG 8 8/16/2015

Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891) — Top 5 by Volume



Coin Volume
1854 O ARROWS 50C MS 4
1858 O 50C MS 4
1861 O 50C MS 4
1853 ARROWS & RAYS 50C MS 3
1858 50C MS 2

Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891) — MS Volume vs Time



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Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891) — PF Volume vs Time



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Coins In Category

= Number of Upcoming Auctions
= Number of Auction Prices Realized

Coin
1839 NO DRAPERY 50C MS 0 219
1839 DRAPERY 50C MS 0 202
1840 SMALL LETTERS 50C MS 0 245
1840 O 50C MS 0 193
1840 (O) MED LETTERS 50C MS 0 54
1841 50C MS 0 112
1841 O 50C MS 0 178
1842 50C MS 0 204
1842 SM DATE SM LET 50C MS 0 2
1842 SM DATE LG LET 50C MS 0 21
1842 MEDIUM DATE 50C MS 0 94
1842 O SMALL DATE 50C MS 0 71
1842 O MED DATE 50C MS 0 113
1843 50C MS 0 233
1843 O 50C MS 0 159
1844 50C MS 0 169
1844 O 50C MS 0 194
1845 50C MS 0 99
1845 O 50C MS 0 191
1846 50C MS 0 76
1846 MEDIUM DATE 50C MS 0 112
1846 TALL DATE 50C MS 0 155
1846 O 50C MS 0 89
1846 O MED DATE 50C MS 0 51
1846 O TALL DATE 50C MS 0 64
1847 50C MS 0 154
1847 O 50C MS 0 108
1848 50C MS 0 89
1848 O 50C MS 0 114
1849 50C MS 0 158
1849 O 50C MS 0 130
1850 50C MS 0 117
1850 O 50C MS 0 143
1851 50C MS 0 90
1851 O 50C MS 0 99
1852 50C MS 0 103
1852 O 50C MS 0 76
1853 O NO ARROWS 50C MS 0 3
1853 ARROWS & RAYS 50C MS 0 888
1853 O ARR & RAYS 50C MS 0 276
1854 ARROWS 50C MS 0 368
1854 O ARROWS 50C MS 0 586
1855 ARROWS 50C MS 0 221
1855 O ARROWS 50C MS 0 482
1855 S ARROWS 50C MS 0 88
1856 50C MS 0 139
1856 O 50C MS 0 321
1856 S 50C MS 0 86
1857 50C MS 0 197
1857 O 50C MS 0 118
1857 S 50C MS 0 69
1858 50C MS 0 481
1858 O 50C MS 0 419
1858 S 50C MS 0 129
1859 50C MS 0 165
1859 O 50C MS 0 300
1859 S 50C MS 0 126
1860 50C MS 0 100
1860 O 50C MS 0 230
1860 S 50C MS 0 117
1861 50C MS 0 378
1861 O 50C MS 0 562
1861 S 50C MS 0 158
1862 50C MS 0 97
1862 S 50C MS 0 145
1863 50C MS 0 109
1863 S 50C MS 0 154
1864 50C MS 0 104
1864 S 50C MS 0 102
1865 50C MS 0 96
1865 S 50C MS 0 134
1866 S NO MOTTO 50C MS 0 137
1866 MOTTO 50C MS 0 97
1866 S MOTTO 50C MS 0 118
1867 50C MS 0 99
1867 S 50C MS 0 134
1868 50C MS 0 76
1868 S 50C MS 0 100
1869 50C MS 0 174
1869 S 50C MS 0 94
1870 50C MS 0 94
1870 CC 50C MS 0 110
1870 S 50C MS 0 103
1871 50C MS 0 189
1871 CC 50C MS 0 107
1871 S 50C MS 0 144
1872 50C MS 0 88
1872 CC 50C MS 0 168
1872 S 50C MS 0 99
1873 CL 3 NO ARROWS 50C MS 0 113
1873 OP 3 NO ARROWS 50C MS 0 32
1873 CC NO ARROWS 50C MS 0 99
1873 ARROWS 50C MS 0 308
1873 CC ARROWS 50C MS 0 207
1873 S ARROWS 50C MS 0 89
1874 ARROWS 50C MS 0 294
1874 CC ARROWS 50C MS 0 89
1874 S ARROWS 50C MS 0 87
1875 50C MS 0 256
1875 CC 50C MS 0 156
1875 S 50C MS 0 248
1876 50C MS 0 352
1876 CC 50C MS 0 192
1876 S 50C MS 0 196
1877 50C MS 0 263
1877 CC 50C MS 0 194
1877 S 50C MS 0 402
1878 50C MS 0 125
1878 CC 50C MS 0 82
1878 S 50C MS 0 28
1879 50C MS 0 250
1880 50C MS 0 127
1881 50C MS 0 144
1882 50C MS 0 103
1883 50C MS 0 112
1884 50C MS 0 107
1885 50C MS 0 92
1886 50C MS 0 121
1887 50C MS 0 91
1888 50C MS 0 142
1889 50C MS 0 95
1890 50C MS 0 108
1891 50C MS 0 153
Coin
1839 NO DRAPERY 50C PF 0 10
1839 DRAPERY 50C PF 0 6
1840 SMALL LETTERS 50C PF 0 4
1841 50C PF 0 9
1842 SM DATE LG LET 50C PF 0 7
1843 50C PF 0 5
1844 50C PF 0 5
1845 50C PF 0 9
1846 MEDIUM DATE 50C PF 0 18
1847 50C PF 0 13
1848 50C PF 0 7
1849 50C PF 0 11
1850 50C PF 0 9
1852 50C PF 0 9
1853 ARROWS & RAYS 50C PF 0 7
1854 ARROWS 50C PF 0 15
1855 ARROWS 50C PF 0 24
1855 S ARROWS 50C PF 0 3
1856 50C PF 0 21
1857 50C PF 0 60
1858 50C PF 0 77
1859 50C PF 0 119
1860 50C PF 0 112
1861 50C PF 0 102
1862 50C PF 0 166
1863 50C PF 0 138
1864 50C PF 0 138
1865 50C PF 0 161
1866 MOTTO 50C PF 0 124
1867 50C PF 0 154
1868 50C PF 0 154
1869 50C PF 0 180
1870 50C PF 0 149
1871 50C PF 0 144
1872 50C PF 0 147
1873 CL 3 NO ARROWS 50C PF 0 153
1873 ARROWS 50C PF 0 132
1874 ARROWS 50C PF 0 194
1875 50C PF 0 150
1876 50C PF 0 161
1877 50C PF 0 138
1878 50C PF 0 197
1879 50C PF 0 258
1880 50C PF 0 296
1881 50C PF 0 214
1882 50C PF 0 253
1883 50C PF 0 235
1884 50C PF 0 211
1885 50C PF 0 209
1886 50C PF 0 191
1887 50C PF 0 166
1888 50C PF 0 188
1889 50C PF 0 146
1890 50C PF 0 172
1891 50C PF 0 174

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