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Flowing Hair Half Dollars (1794-1795)
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Draped Bust (1796-1807)
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On half dollars of the Draped Bust type, the word LIBERTY appears above the portrait and the date below. Thirteen stars surround Miss Liberty on all coins of this series having the Heraldic Eagle reverse.
HALF DOLLARS
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The Barber Half Dollars is so named for its designer, Charles E. Barber, who was the Chief Engraver at the Mint.
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Although half dollars have been made since 1794, only four different designs are ever usually seen by the public.
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Although Barber dimes and quarters were minted through 1916, the Barber half dollar series ends with 1915. As a collectible series, Barber half dollars have ...
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Half dollars underwent three design changes in the first ten years of the Mint’s existence because Mint officials were keenly aware of criticism of the coins they produced, ...
In 1964 the new silver Kennedy half dollars were introduced and contained a hefty 90% silver content. The minimum value is $5.45 to $6 each. These halves were released into circulation in huge quantities, to the total of over 429 million pieces.
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Early Half Dollars (1794-1839)
Unlike dimes and quarters, half dollars have attracted a large and loyal following of numismatists, almost from the cradle days of the hobby.
Half dollars minted before 1853 were the Christian Gobrecht designed Seated Liberty type.
Half Dollars (1799)
The countermarks on 1797 half dollars are the same as used on the dollar pieces. Most of these coins originated from the Spanish mainland. Manville: "...
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2013 1795 Overton-124. Rarity-5. Flowing Hair. VF-20. Satiny lilac-gray surfaces. Some light planchet adjustment marks on the reverse are the only marks worthy of mention.
Bust half dollars with lettered edges have undeniable charm, much like the copper coinage of early America. They were struck with screw presses, and each working die was prepared individually, the date, stars and lettering punched in by hand.
U.S. half dollars struck from 1916 - 1947.
War nickel
Synonym for Wartime nickel.
Those half dollars struck from 1916 until 1947. The Walking Liberty design by A.A. Weinman undoubtedly was inspired by the popular Saint-Gaudens/Charles Barber Liberty Standing double eagle then current.
War nickel
Short for Wartime nickel.
Early half dollars
Capped Bust half dollar
Seated Liberty half dollar
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Silver half dollars
Flowing Hair 1794-1796
Draped Bust 1796-1807
Capped Bust 1807-1839
Seated Liberty 1839-1891
Barber 1892-1915
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A bag of half dollars will net a little more, maybe 718-720 ounces because half-dollars did not circulate as much as dimes and quarters.
Franklin Half dollars were in production for 16 years, when the series was
cut short in order to memorialize President John F. Kennedy who was assassinated
in 1963.
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90% Silver Half Dollars (1892-1964)
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You need 2 half dollars to equal one dollar.
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Commemorative half dollars in honor of the living proved so unpopular that it has been almost 50 years since such a coin was issued.
Columbia, S.C. Half Dollars (1936)
Columbian Exposition Half Dollars (1892-1893)
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Though Franklin half dollars were minted in the tens of millions, and are not hard to find today, there may not be as many out there as mintage records indicate.
peggy: Franklin Half dollars are legit, but they aren't the only ones who have them for sale. As with anything, compare prices before you buy anything to make sure you're getting the most value with your money.
Franklin Silver Half Dollars
You know the stories of Ben Franklin flying his kite (especially if you remember "Schoolhouse Rock" on ABC) and his POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK, and oh yes, he did sign the Declaration of Independence.
Cincies 1936 Cincinnati commemorative half dollars. Clear A coin in a clear plastic PCGS holder.
(A pure copper core surrounded by a copper-nickel alloy.) Also used for the 40-percent silver half dollars.
Since 1965, all United States dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars have been clad. collar a metal piece that restrains the expanding metal of a planchet during striking.
dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars have been clad.
coin:
flat piece of metal issued by the government as money.
collar:
a metal piece that restrains the expanding metal of a planchet during striking.
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silver Clad - term referring to US Half Dollars made from 1965 to 1970. Made with an outer layer of 80% silver and 20% copper bonded to an inner core of 20.9% silver and .791% copper. Overall 40% silver.
US dimes, quarters, and half dollars since 1965 have been clad. Clad differs from a plated coin in that the clad blank (or planchlet) is treated to seal the layers of metal together.
Exception must, however, be made with regard to the interesting series of commemorative half dollars.
My interest then spread to collecting nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and, eventually, silver dollars.
In 1971 Cornelius Vermeule noted the eagle on the Mott token was quite similar to the eagle designed by John Reich in 1807 for the reverse of the half dollar and the five dollar half eagle gold piece (the eagle is found on silver half dollars from ...
Other US coins such as the Seated and Standing Liberty quarters and half dollars have direct referents in Roman coinage. The late colonial period in America was characterized by Neoclassical art and architecture.
The very next year the United States of America issued the first of a series of half dollars bearing his head, as a commemorative memorial coin. The 1964 coin was made of 90% silver as had previous half dollars.
Included in this memorable offering were quarter and half dollars, silver dollars, quarter eagles, three dollar gold pieces, half eagles, eagles, proof sets, and miscellany.
I have always thought that with some creative marketing, the gold dollars produced from 1876 through 1889 could be sold as a 'short set' akin to the similarly-themed Walking Liberty half dollars of 1941-1947.
Most commemoratives are half dollars. They were minted from 1892-1954, resuming in 1982-present. There was a commemorative quarter in 1893, and the circulating Bicentennial Commemoratives in the quarter, half and dollar denominations in 1976.
Numerous attempts were made to set standards for a particular series, such as the Gettys-Catich articles on grading commemorative half dollars, which appeared in "The Numismatist.
A little over 8 million half dollars were produced at the San Francisco Mint in 1941 (this coin is called a 1941-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar).
These include the commemorative half dollars of the first half of the 20th century in the United States, NCLT from small countries such as the Cook Islands and Palau, and circulating coins from countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada.
As do most Americans, at Austin Rare Coins & Bullion, we love Silver Half Dollars and Silver Dollars. That's why Silver Dollars have been a favorite with Rare Coin collectors since the first day they were minted.
Walking Liberty half dollar Walking Liberty half dollar Those half dollars struck from 1916 until 1947. The Walking Liberty design by A.A.
The lines representing the folds on Miss Liberty's flowing gown on Walking Liberty half dollars. The early issues (1916-1918 and some coins through the entire series) are particularly weak in this feature.
Silver - 40% Silver clad was used in the Kennedy Half Dollars from 1965-1970 and on all Eisenhower 40% Silver coins.
Copper - Copper core used on all circulating $.10-$1.00 from 1965 to present, except Kennedy halves listed above.
Bugs Bunny - A variety of Franklin half dollars, that were struck in 1955, which have a die defect resulting in the portrait of Benjamin Franklin appearing to have protruding teeth like Bugs Bunny.
Term referring to the quarters and half dollars of 1853. The rays were later removed because the complicated design made striking the coins difficult.
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Some years, the coins that would usually be made from "clad" (like the dimes, quarters, and half dollars in 1976) would be made in silver for special "silver proof sets." These are usually more valuable do to the value of the metal.
Term referring to the quarters and half dollars of 1853. The rays were removed in 1854 because of striking difficulties presented by the busy design.
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Back then dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars were 90% solid silver, made of 90% silver and 10% copper. Other countries may use the words "coin silver" to mean the purity used in their silver coins, which may be different from US coins ...
It's suspected that dies may have been readied for both the Denver and San Francisco (SF) Mints (complete with Mint marks) early in the year, (or at the end of the previous year), prior to the Mint's decision to produce no Franklin half dollars at ...
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