- #PRICES AND PHOTOS OF ALL HALF DOLLAR COINS WORTH MONEY HOW TO#
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In Fine grade and higher, Barber halves show stable values trending upwards.
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Overtime the level of quality shifts within a series between a bullion quality half dollar and one of a quality considered as collectible.īarber halves in Fine condition are now within the collector quality range, all are valued well above silver bullion worth. Collector quality half dollars are noted with stable values, little to no movement with silver. Within each series, collector preference in quality is boldly evident in what is considered bullion quality and higher valued collector quality.īullion half dollar value is tied to silver, moving up and down with its price. Quality, the condition of a coin, has always been important to collectors. Step 4: | Special Qualities Enhancing Value The Bullion/Collector Quality Divide Each series page covers grading in detail. 🔎Above in Step 1, image and text links lead to series pages of in-depth coverage.
Video | Grading Walking Liberty Half Dollars Videos, close-up images and descriptions help recognize the different grades. Judging condition to determine a grade is accomplished by comparing your coin to images of standards. A fairly strong rim and date is visible on the example, a pleasing coin, despite heavy wear. A Bust half in Good grade displays Liberty complete, with details along the rim beginning to fade. Minor detail is missing and major elements remain, but smooth. Good Grade: Flatness of the entire design to an outline form, places a half dollar in the Good grade. The Barber half dollar still displays major details, leaves of the wreath and headband are distinct, keeping its condition within standards for the grade.
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Loss of fine details plus large areas of flatness lowers the condition into the Fine grade range. In the example Seated half dollar image, only small portions of Liberty's face, arms, and gown show a smoothing and change in texture.įine Grade: Defining the Fine grade is visible wear covering the entire coin. Overall, light wear on the highest areas and not creating large smooth spots defines the Extremely Fine grade. Each series is unique as to the points to observe detecting amounts of wear. Mint State defines the coin remains with original surfaces without any removal of the fine texture of luster imparted at the time of minting.Įxtremely Fine Grade: High points to designs on coins are the first areas to show signs of wear. Mint State Grade: If no wear is detected on the surface of a half dollar a grade of Mint State is awarded. Among collectors and dealers these grades are used to define stages of wear and show on listings of value charts. Each stage of wear is noted by a "grade". Heavy wear from time in circulation is at the low end of the condition scale. A coin with no wear to the surface is as it left the mint.
Levels of condition have a range depending on the amount of wear. Step 3: | Grading Condition | Half Dollar Values are ConditionalĬondition of your coin is the next important factor in determining half dollar value.
#PRICES AND PHOTOS OF ALL HALF DOLLAR COINS WORTH MONEY HOW TO#
Visit the series page for value charts and details on how to recognize mintmarks specific to each series. 🔎Step 1 above are image links to match your coin. Each is listed separately on value charts. Generally, a mint marked half is the scarce coin of the year.Ĭollecting by year and mintmark combination is an important part in building a set of half dollars. Each mint striking different quantities and having different levels of scarcity. Often two to three different mints struck half dollars per year. "CC" Carson City and "D" is the mintmark identifying Denver. As part of the design on the reverse an "S" is the San Francisco mintmark. By the mid 1850's the San Francisco added coinage, followed by Carson City in 1870, and Denver in 1906.Įach branch mint used a mintmark on its coinage to indicate production from that mint. This added production and increased numbers per year and also created a separate collectible variety. New Orleans mint began striking halves for circulation in 1839.
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