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Greysheet & CPG® PRICE GUIDE

About This Series

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Liberty Seated Half Dollars (1839–1891) series of Half Dollars in the U.S. Coins contains 229 distinct entries with CPG® values between $32.00 and $864,000.00.
Liberty Seated half dollars were designed by Christian Gobrecht and struck from 1839 through 1891. The Liberty Seated motif was one of the longest-running designs in United States history and was seen on several silver coins. However, the design was modified over the course of the decades to accommodate changes to the coin's physical weight and also to incorporate various elements that were added to or removed from the obverse and reverse.

The major sub-varieties in the Liberty Seated half dollar series are:
  • Variety 1: No Motto Above Eagle (1839-1853)
  • Variety 2: Arrows at Date, Rays Around Eagle (1853)
  • Variety 3: Arrows at Date, No Rays (1854-1855)
  • Variety 1 resumed: with Weight Standard of Variety 2, 12.44 Grams (1856-1866)
  • Variety 4: Motto Above Eagle (1866-1873)
  • Variety 5: Arrows at Date (1873-1874)
  • Variety 4 resumed: With Weight Standard of Variety 5, 12.50 Grams (1875-1891)

Most Liberty Seated half dollars are readily available in the circulated grades, but several issues are considerably scarce, and the Variety 1 1853-O is among the rarest of all with just four known examples and a six-figure minimum price tag. The 1878-S also stands out as an exceedingly rare piece, with an original mintage of 12,000 and just 50 estimated to exist. Other scarce issues include the 1844-O doubled date, 1847 7 Over 6, 1870-CC, 1873 Open 3, 1874-CC, and 1878-CC. Meanwhile, virtually all Liberty Seated half dollars are conditionally scarce in the gem Mint State grades.

Catalog Detail

  Liberty Seated Half Dollars (1839–1891) Value Range Favorite
Liberty Seated Half Dollars (1839–1891) Value Range  
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c No Drapery, 1839 MS Type Coin
$275
-
$302,500
$275 - $302,500
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c No Motto Reverse, 1839-1866 MS Type Coin
$38.00
-
$34,500
$38.00 - $34,500
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Arrows & Rays, 1853 MS Type Coin
$38.00
-
$150,000
$38.00 - $150,000
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Arrows at Date, No Motto Reverse, 1854-1855 MS Type Coin
$38.00
-
$101,000
$38.00 - $101,000
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Motto on Reverse, 1866-1891 MS Type Coin
$38.00
-
$42,000
$38.00 - $42,000
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Arrows at Date, With Motto Reverse, 1873-1874 MS Type Coin
$38.00
-
$78,000
$38.00 - $78,000
1839 50c No Drapery MS
$275
-
$302,500
$275 - $302,500
1839 50c Drapery MS
$43.00
-
$26,000
$43.00 - $26,000
1839 50c Drapery MS PL
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1840 50c Small Letters, Reverse of 1839 MS
$70.00
-
$26,000
$70.00 - $26,000
1840 50c SL, Rev. 1839, RPD, FS-301, WB-102 MS
$75.00
-
$28,500
$75.00 - $28,500
1840 50c SL, Rev. 1839, Die Crack, Open Claw, FS-401 MS
$90.00
-
$33,500
$90.00 - $33,500
1840-(O) 50c Medium Letters, Reverse of 1838 MS
$235.00
-
$79,000
$235.00 - $79,000
1840-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$50,500
$38.00 - $50,500
1840-O 50c MS PL
-
 
1841 50c MS
$47.00
-
$12,000
$47.00 - $12,000
1841-O 50c MS
$47.00
-
$29,000
$47.00 - $29,000
1841-O 50c MS PL
-
 
1841-O 50c Med. O, Baseball Die Crack, FS-901, WB-2 MS
$455
-
$19,000
$455 - $19,000
1842 50c Small Date, Reverse of 1839 MS
$10,000
-
$121,000
$10,000 - $121,000
1842 50c Small Date, Reverse of 1842 MS
$60.00
-
$15,000
$60.00 - $15,000
1842 50c Medium Date MS
$38.00
-
$30,000
$38.00 - $30,000
1842 50c Medium Date, DDR, FS-801, WB-103 MS
$390
-
$1,500
$390 - $1,500
1842-O 50c Small Date, Reverse of 1839 MS
$525
-
$36,000
$525 - $36,000
1842-O 50c Medium Date, Reverse of 1842 MS
$39.00
-
$57,500
$39.00 - $57,500
1843 50c MS
$38.00
-
$43,000
$38.00 - $43,000
1843 50c WB-1 MS
-
 
1843 50c Repunched Date, WB-8 MS
-
 
1843 50c Repunched Date, WB-10 MS
-
 
1843 50c Repunched Date, WB-12 MS
-
 
1843 50c Repunched Date, WB-18 MS
-
 
1843 50c Repunched Date, WB-19 MS
-
 
1843-O 50c MS
$45.00
-
$34,500
$45.00 - $34,500
1844 50c MS
$38.00
-
$11,500
$38.00 - $11,500
1844-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$16,000
$38.00 - $16,000
1844-O 50c Doubled Date, FS-301, WB-22 MS
$625
-
$50,500
$625 - $50,500
1845 50c MS
$43.00
-
$12,000
$43.00 - $12,000

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1845-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$25,000
$38.00 - $25,000
1845-O 50c Repunched Date, FS-301, WB-15 MS
$235.00
-
$1,400
$235.00 - $1,400
1845-O 50c Repunched Date, FS-302, WB-18 MS
$180.00
-
$2,050
$180.00 - $2,050
1845-O 50c Repunched Date, FS-303, WB-1 MS
$45.00
-
$30,000
$45.00 - $30,000
1845-O 50c O over Horizontal O, FS-501, WB-3 MS
$145.00
-
$1,500
$145.00 - $1,500
1845-O 50c No Drapery MS
$60.00
-
$7,500
$60.00 - $7,500
1846 50c Medium Date MS
$38.00
-
$23,000
$38.00 - $23,000
1846 50c Tall Date MS
$60.00
-
$32,500
$60.00 - $32,500
1846 50c 6/Horizontal 6 MS
$230.00
-
$21,500
$230.00 - $21,500
1846-O 50c Medium Date MS
$38.00
-
$24,500
$38.00 - $24,500
1846-O 50c Tall Date MS
$150.00
-
$21,500
$150.00 - $21,500
1847 50c MS
$45.00
-
$34,500
$45.00 - $34,500
1847/6 50c Overdate MS
$1,500
-
$43,000
$1,500 - $43,000
1847/(6) 50c Overdate MS
$1,500
-
$29,000
$1,500 - $29,000
1847/(6) 50c Early Die State, FS-301, WB-9 MS
$1,500
-
$43,000
$1,500 - $43,000
1847/(6) 50c Late Die State, FS-301A, WB-10 MS
$60.00
-
$5,750
$60.00 - $5,750
1847-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$43,000
$38.00 - $43,000
1848 50c MS
$38.00
-
$17,500
$38.00 - $17,500
1848-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$50,500
$38.00 - $50,500
1849 50c MS
$38.00
-
$15,000
$38.00 - $15,000
1849 50c Dramatically Doubled Date, FS-301, WB-6 MS
$950
-
$19,000
$950 - $19,000
1849 50c Doubled Date, WB-9 MS
-
 
1849-O 50c MS
$41.00
-
$24,500
$41.00 - $24,500
1850 50c MS
$295
-
$144,000
$295 - $144,000
1850-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$36,000
$38.00 - $36,000
1851 50c MS
$575
-
$72,000
$575 - $72,000
1851-O 50c MS
$47.00
-
$29,000
$47.00 - $29,000

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1852 50c MS
$360
-
$41,000
$360 - $41,000
1852-O 50c MS
$310
-
$52,000
$310 - $52,000
1853-O 50c No Arrows MS
$168,000
-
$864,000
$168,000 - $864,000
1853 50c Arrows & Rays MS
$38.00
-
$162,000
$38.00 - $162,000
1853 50c Arrows & Rays, DDR, FS-801 MS
$42.00
-
$72,500
$42.00 - $72,500
1853 50c Arrows & Rays, DDR, FS-802 MS
$40.00
-
$69,500
$40.00 - $69,500
1853 50c Arrows & Rays, DDR, FS-803 MS
$40.00
-
$69,500
$40.00 - $69,500
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays MS
$38.00
-
$63,500
$38.00 - $63,500
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-1 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-2 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-3 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-4 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, AMERICAI, WB-7 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-11 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-12 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-16 MS
-
 
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-19 MS
-
 
1854 50c Arrows MS
$38.00
-
$54,000
$38.00 - $54,000
1854-O 50c Arrows MS
$38.00
-
$101,000
$38.00 - $101,000
1855 50c Arrows MS
$38.00
-
$29,000
$38.00 - $29,000
1855 50c Arrows, WB-101 MS
-
 
1855/54 50c Arrows MS
$60.00
-
$34,500
$60.00 - $34,500
1855/54 50c Arrows, FS-301, WB-102 MS
$60.00
-
$34,500
$60.00 - $34,500
1855-O 50c Arrows MS
$38.00
-
$54,000
$38.00 - $54,000
1855-O 50c Arrows, O/Horizontal O, FS-501, WB-1 MS
$42.00
-
$23,000
$42.00 - $23,000
1855-S 50c Arrows MS
$295
-
$216,000
$295 - $216,000
1856 50c MS
$38.00
-
$8,250
$38.00 - $8,250
1856-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$11,000
$38.00 - $11,000
1856-O 50c Large O, Repunched Date, FS-301, WB-9 MS
$42.00
-
$12,000
$42.00 - $12,000
1856-S 50c MS
$120.00
-
$33,000
$120.00 - $33,000
1857 50c MS
$38.00
-
$8,250
$38.00 - $8,250

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1857-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$29,000
$38.00 - $29,000
1857-S 50c MS
$120.00
-
$90,000
$120.00 - $90,000
1858 50c MS
$38.00
-
$34,500
$38.00 - $34,500
1858 50c Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, WB-1 MS
$42.00
-
$9,000
$42.00 - $9,000
1858 50c Repunched Date, FS-301, WB-17 MS
$42.00
-
$9,000
$42.00 - $9,000
1858-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$24,500
$38.00 - $24,500
1858-O 50c Misplaced Digit, FS-301, WB-7 MS
$42.00
-
$27,000
$42.00 - $27,000
1858-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$37,500
$38.00 - $37,500
1859 50c MS
$38.00
-
$34,500
$38.00 - $34,500
1859 50c Type 1 Reverse, WB-1 MS
-
 
1859 50c Type 1 Reverse, WB-9 MS
-
 
1859-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$37,500
$38.00 - $37,500
1859-S 50c MS
$41.00
-
$132,000
$41.00 - $132,000
1860 50c MS
$38.00
-
$50,500
$38.00 - $50,500
1860-O 50c MS
$38.00
-
$26,000
$38.00 - $26,000
1860-S 50c MS
$41.00
-
$9,750
$41.00 - $9,750
1860-S 50c Medium S, WB-2 MS
-
 
1861 50c MS
$42.00
-
$34,500
$42.00 - $34,500
1861-O 50c MS
$70.00
-
$21,500
$70.00 - $21,500
1861-O 50c MS PL
$3,300
-
$24,000
$3,300 - $24,000
1861-O 50c US Mint Issue, W-01 MS
$1,000
-
$12,000
$1,000 - $12,000
1861-O 50c US Mint Issue, W-02 MS
$8,750
-
$10,500
$8,750 - $10,500
1861-O 50c Louisiana Issue, W-03 MS
$285
-
$6,250
$285 - $6,250
1861-O 50c Louisiana Issue, W-04 MS
$260
-
$10,500
$260 - $10,500
1861-O 50c Louisiana Issue, W-05 MS
$285
-
$4,950
$285 - $4,950
1861-O 50c Louisiana Issue, W-06 MS
$285
-
$4,950
$285 - $4,950
1861-O 50c Louisiana Issue, W-07 MS
$285
-
$4,950
$285 - $4,950
1861-O 50c Louisiana Issue, W-08 MS
$260
-
$10,500
$260 - $10,500
1861-O 50c CSA Issue, W-09 MS
-
 
1861-O 50c CSA Issue, W-10 MS
-
 
1861-O 50c Bisected Date, Speared Olive Bud, FS-402/901, W-14 MS
$75.00
-
$20,000
$75.00 - $20,000
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse MS
$70.00
-
$11,500
$70.00 - $11,500
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse, Die Crack, FS-401, W-11 MS
$295
-
$31,500
$295 - $31,500
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse, Bisected Date, FS-402, W-13 MS
$70.00
-
$11,500
$70.00 - $11,500
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse, Speared Olive, FS-901, W-15 MS
$130.00
-
$12,000
$130.00 - $12,000
1861-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$40,500
$38.00 - $40,500

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1862 50c MS
$50.00
-
$34,500
$50.00 - $34,500
1862 50c WB-1 MS
-
 
1862-S 50c MS
$41.00
-
$52,000
$41.00 - $52,000
1863 50c MS
$47.00
-
$34,500
$47.00 - $34,500
1863-S 50c MS
$41.00
-
$25,000
$41.00 - $25,000
1864 50c MS
$55.00
-
$36,000
$55.00 - $36,000
1864-S 50c MS
$70.00
-
$102,000
$70.00 - $102,000
1864-S 50c Small Wide S, WB-2 MS
-
 
1865 50c MS
$80.00
-
$41,000
$80.00 - $41,000
1865 50c Repunched Date, FS-301, WB-1 MS
$95.00
-
$14,500
$95.00 - $14,500
1865-S 50c MS
$80.00
-
$32,500
$80.00 - $32,500
1866-S 50c No Motto MS
$390
-
$194,500
$390 - $194,500
1866 50c Motto MS
$41.00
-
$40,500
$41.00 - $40,500
1866 50c Motto, Misplaced Date, FS-301 MS
$45.00
-
$11,000
$45.00 - $11,000
1866 50c Motto, Misplaced Date, FS-302, WB-1 MS
$45.00
-
$675
$45.00 - $675
1866-S 50c Motto MS
$43.00
-
$26,000
$43.00 - $26,000
1867 50c MS
$47.00
-
$12,000
$47.00 - $12,000
1867-S 50c MS
$41.00
-
$24,000
$41.00 - $24,000
1868 50c MS
$50.00
-
$21,500
$50.00 - $21,500
1868-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$43,000
$38.00 - $43,000

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1869 50c MS
$41.00
-
$36,000
$41.00 - $36,000
1869-S 50c MS
$43.00
-
$26,000
$43.00 - $26,000
1870 50c MS
$38.00
-
$29,000
$38.00 - $29,000
1870 50c MS PL
-
 
1870-CC 50c MS
$1,200
-
$374,500
$1,200 - $374,500
1870-S 50c MS
$47.00
-
$96,000
$47.00 - $96,000
1871 50c MS
$38.00
-
$14,500
$38.00 - $14,500
1871-CC 50c MS
$455
-
$165,500
$455 - $165,500
1871-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$21,000
$38.00 - $21,000
1872 50c MS
$38.00
-
$12,000
$38.00 - $12,000
1872-CC 50c MS
$155.00
-
$66,000
$155.00 - $66,000
1872-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$43,000
$38.00 - $43,000
1873 50c No Arrows, Closed 3 MS
$38.00
-
$7,500
$38.00 - $7,500
1873 50c No Arrows, Open 3 MS
$2,500
-
$93,500
$2,500 - $93,500
1873-CC 50c No Arrows MS
$295
-
$180,000
$295 - $180,000
1873 50c Arrows MS
$38.00
-
$78,000
$38.00 - $78,000
1873 50c Large Arrows, WB-106 MS
-
 
1873 50c Small Arrows, WB-107 MS
-
 
1873 50c Small Arrows, RPD, WB-108 MS
-
 
1873 50c Small Arrows, DDO, Quad Stripes, FS-101, WB-109 MS
$45.00
-
$31,500
$45.00 - $31,500
1873 50c Misplaced Digit, FS-301, WB-106 MS
$42.00
-
$29,000
$42.00 - $29,000

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1873-CC 50c Arrows MS
$195.00
-
$137,000
$195.00 - $137,000
1873-S 50c Arrows MS
$50.00
-
$40,500
$50.00 - $40,500
1874 50c Arrows MS
$38.00
-
$78,000
$38.00 - $78,000
1874 50c Small Arrows, WB-101 MS
-
 
1874 50c Large Arrows, WB-102 MS
$455
-
$4,350
$455 - $4,350
1874 50c Large/Small Arrows, WB-103 MS
-
 
1874-CC 50c Arrows MS
$875
-
$121,000
$875 - $121,000
1874-S 50c Arrows MS
$65.00
-
$80,500
$65.00 - $80,500
1875 50c MS
$38.00
-
$15,000
$38.00 - $15,000
1875 50c MS PL
-
 
1875 50c WB-101 MS
-
 
1875-CC 50c MS
$70.00
-
$32,500
$70.00 - $32,500
1875-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$21,500
$38.00 - $21,500
1876 50c MS
$38.00
-
$11,000
$38.00 - $11,000
1876 50c MS PL
$550
-
$3,600
$550 - $3,600
1876 50c Large Over Small Date, FS-301, WB-106 MS
$165.00
-
$1,700
$165.00 - $1,700
1876 50c Repunched Date, FS-302, WB-105 MS
$70.00
-
$750
$70.00 - $750
1876 50c Misplaced Digit, FS-303 MS
$75.00
-
$650
$75.00 - $650
1876 50c Misplaced Digits, FS-304 MS
$45.00
-
$5,750
$45.00 - $5,750
1876-CC 50c MS
$55.00
-
$78,000
$55.00 - $78,000
1876-CC 50c Misplaced Date, FS-301, WB-23 MS
$80.00
-
$78,000
$80.00 - $78,000
1876-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$15,000
$38.00 - $15,000
1876-S 50c MS PL
-
 
1877 50c MS
$32.00
-
$12,000
$32.00 - $12,000
1877 50c MS PL
$550
-
$3,600
$550 - $3,600
1877/6 50c MS
$285
-
$17,500
$285 - $17,500
1877-CC 50c MS
$41.00
-
$66,000
$41.00 - $66,000
1877-S 50c MS
$38.00
-
$11,000
$38.00 - $11,000
1877-S 50c Type 1, Micro S, WB-19 MS
-
 

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1878 50c MS
$41.00
-
$18,000
$41.00 - $18,000
1878-CC 50c MS
$650
-
$101,000
$650 - $101,000
1878-S 50c MS Key Date
$26,500
-
$410,500
$26,500 - $410,500
1878-S 50c MS PL Key Date
-
 
1879 50c MS
$325
-
$42,000
$325 - $42,000
1879 50c MS PL
$1,900
-
$6,000
$1,900 - $6,000
1880 50c MS
$230.00
-
$17,500
$230.00 - $17,500
1880 50c MS PL
-
 
1881 50c MS
$230.00
-
$15,500
$230.00 - $15,500
1881 50c MS PL
-
 
1882 50c MS
$230.00
-
$42,000
$230.00 - $42,000
1882 50c MS PL
$4,250
-
$6,000
$4,250 - $6,000
1883 50c MS
$285
-
$23,000
$285 - $23,000
1883 50c MS PL
$6,250
-
$7,500
$6,250 - $7,500
1884 50c MS
$310
-
$42,000
$310 - $42,000
1885 50c MS
$230.00
-
$13,000
$230.00 - $13,000
1885 50c MS PL
-
 
1886 50c MS
$260
-
$25,000
$260 - $25,000
1886 50c MS PL
-
 
1887 50c MS
$295
-
$20,500
$295 - $20,500
1887 50c MS PL
$1,450
-
$24,500
$1,450 - $24,500
1888 50c MS
$195.00
-
$14,500
$195.00 - $14,500
1889 50c MS
$165.00
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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Liberty Seated Half Dollars (1839–1891) series of Half Dollars in the U.S. Coins contains 229 distinct entries with CPG® values between $32.00 and $864,000.00.
Liberty Seated half dollars were designed by Christian Gobrecht and struck from 1839 through 1891. The Liberty Seated motif was one of the longest-running designs in United States history and was seen on several silver coins. However, the design was modified over the course of the decades to accommodate changes to the coin's physical weight and also to incorporate various elements that were added to or removed from the obverse and reverse.

The major sub-varieties in the Liberty Seated half dollar series are:
  • Variety 1: No Motto Above Eagle (1839-1853)
  • Variety 2: Arrows at Date, Rays Around Eagle (1853)
  • Variety 3: Arrows at Date, No Rays (1854-1855)
  • Variety 1 resumed: with Weight Standard of Variety 2, 12.44 Grams (1856-1866)
  • Variety 4: Motto Above Eagle (1866-1873)
  • Variety 5: Arrows at Date (1873-1874)
  • Variety 4 resumed: With Weight Standard of Variety 5, 12.50 Grams (1875-1891)

Most Liberty Seated half dollars are readily available in the circulated grades, but several issues are considerably scarce, and the Variety 1 1853-O is among the rarest of all with just four known examples and a six-figure minimum price tag. The 1878-S also stands out as an exceedingly rare piece, with an original mintage of 12,000 and just 50 estimated to exist. Other scarce issues include the 1844-O doubled date, 1847 7 Over 6, 1870-CC, 1873 Open 3, 1874-CC, and 1878-CC. Meanwhile, virtually all Liberty Seated half dollars are conditionally scarce in the gem Mint State grades.

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