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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Liberty Seated Half Dollars series of Half Dollars in the U.S. Coins contains 210 distinct entries with CPG® values between $37.80 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 Value Range Favorite
Liberty Seated Half Dollars Value Range  
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c No Drapery, 1839 MS Type Coin
$273
-
$302,400
$273 - $302,400
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c No Motto Reverse, 1839-1866 MS Type Coin
$37.80
-
$34,600
$37.80 - $34,600
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Arrows & Rays, 1853 MS Type Coin
$37.80
-
$150,000
$37.80 - $150,000
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Arrows at Date, No Motto Reverse, 1854-1855 MS Type Coin
$37.80
-
$100,800
$37.80 - $100,800
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Motto on Reverse, 1866-1891 MS Type Coin
$37.80
-
$42,000
$37.80 - $42,000
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 50c Arrows at Date, With Motto Reverse, 1873-1874 MS Type Coin
$37.80
-
$78,000
$37.80 - $78,000
1839 50c No Drapery MS
$273
-
$302,400
$273 - $302,400
1839 50c Drapery MS
$43.20
-
$25,900
$43.20 - $25,900
1839 50c Drapery MS PL
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1840 50c Small Letters, Reverse of 1839 MS
$68.00
-
$25,900
$68.00 - $25,900
1840 50c SL, Rev. 1839, RPD, WB-102, FS-301 MS
$74.00
-
$28,500
$74.00 - $28,500
1840 50c SL, Rev. 1839, Die Crack, Open Claw, FS-401 MS
$88.00
-
$33,700
$88.00 - $33,700
1840-(O) 50c Medium Letters, Reverse of 1838 MS
$234.00
-
$79,200
$234.00 - $79,200
1840-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$50,400
$37.80 - $50,400
1840-O 50c MS PL
-
 
1841 50c MS
$47.25
-
$12,200
$47.25 - $12,200
1841-O 50c MS
$47.25
-
$28,800
$47.25 - $28,800
1841-O 50c MS PL
-
 
1841-O 50c Med. O, Baseball Die Crack, WB-2, FS-901 MS
$455
-
$19,200
$455 - $19,200
1842 50c Small Date, Reverse of 1839 MS
$15,000
-
$120,000
$15,000 - $120,000
1842 50c Small Date, Reverse of 1842 MS
$61.00
-
$15,100
$61.00 - $15,100
1842 50c Medium Date MS
$37.80
-
$30,000
$37.80 - $30,000
1842 50c Medium Date, DDR, WB-103, FS-801 MS
$390
-
$1,500
$390 - $1,500
1842-O 50c Small Date, Reverse of 1839 MS
$520
-
$36,000
$520 - $36,000
1842-O 50c Medium Date, Reverse of 1842 MS
$39.15
-
$57,600
$39.15 - $57,600
1843 50c MS
$37.80
-
$43,200
$37.80 - $43,200
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
$40.50
-
$34,600
$40.50 - $34,600
1844 50c MS
$37.80
-
$11,300
$37.80 - $11,300
1844-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$15,800
$37.80 - $15,800
1844-O 50c Doubled Date, WB-22, FS-301 MS
$624
-
$50,400
$624 - $50,400
1845 50c MS
$43.20
-
$12,000
$43.20 - $12,000

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1845-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$25,200
$37.80 - $25,200
1845-O 50c Repunched Date, WB-15, FS-301 MS
$234.00
-
$1,380
$234.00 - $1,380
1845-O 50c Repunched Date, WB-18, FS-302 MS
$182.00
-
$2,060
$182.00 - $2,060
1845-O 50c Repunched Date, WB-1, FS-303 MS
$45.36
-
$30,200
$45.36 - $30,200
1845-O 50c Repunched Mintmark, WB-3, FS-501 MS
$143.00
-
$1,500
$143.00 - $1,500
1845-O 50c No Drapery MS
$61.00
-
$7,500
$61.00 - $7,500
1846 50c MS
$37.80
-
$23,000
$37.80 - $23,000
1846 50c Tall Date MS
$61.00
-
$32,400
$61.00 - $32,400
1846 50c 6/Horizontal 6 MS
$163.00
-
$20,200
$163.00 - $20,200
1846-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$24,500
$37.80 - $24,500
1846-O 50c Tall Date MS
$150.00
-
$21,600
$150.00 - $21,600
1847 50c MS
$44.55
-
$34,600
$44.55 - $34,600
1847/6 50c Overdate MS
$1,500
-
$43,200
$1,500 - $43,200
1847/(6) 50c Overdate MS
$1,500
-
$28,800
$1,500 - $28,800
1847/(6) 50c Early Die State, WB-9, FS-301 MS
$1,500
-
$43,200
$1,500 - $43,200
1847/(6) 50c Late Die State, WB-10, FS-301A MS
$58.00
-
$5,850
$58.00 - $5,850
1847-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$43,200
$37.80 - $43,200
1848 50c MS
$37.80
-
$17,300
$37.80 - $17,300
1848-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$50,400
$37.80 - $50,400
1849 50c MS
$37.80
-
$15,100
$37.80 - $15,100
1849 50c Dramatically Doubled Date, WB-6, FS-301 MS
$975
-
$19,200
$975 - $19,200
1849 50c Doubled Date, WB-9 MS
-
 
1849-O 50c MS
$40.50
-
$24,500
$40.50 - $24,500
1850 50c MS
$293
-
$144,000
$293 - $144,000
1850-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$36,000
$37.80 - $36,000
1851 50c MS
$585
-
$72,000
$585 - $72,000
1851-O 50c MS
$47.25
-
$28,800
$47.25 - $28,800

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1852 50c MS
$358
-
$40,800
$358 - $40,800
1852-O 50c MS
$312
-
$51,800
$312 - $51,800
1853-O 50c No Arrows MS
$168,000
-
$864,000
$168,000 - $864,000
1853 50c Arrows & Rays MS
$37.80
-
$162,000
$37.80 - $162,000
1853 50c Arrows & Rays, DDR, FS-801 MS
$41.58
-
$84,500
$41.58 - $84,500
1853 50c Arrows & Rays, DDR, FS-802 MS
$39.69
-
$80,600
$39.69 - $80,600
1853 50c Arrows & Rays, DDR, FS-803 MS
$39.69
-
$80,600
$39.69 - $80,600
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays MS
$37.80
-
$63,400
$37.80 - $63,400
1853-O 50c Arrows & Rays, WB-11 MS
-
 
1854 50c Arrows MS
$37.80
-
$54,000
$37.80 - $54,000
1854-O 50c Arrows MS
$37.80
-
$100,800
$37.80 - $100,800
1855 50c Arrows MS
$37.80
-
$38,900
$37.80 - $38,900
1855 50c Arrows, WB-101 MS
-
 
1855/54 50c Arrows MS
$61.00
-
$31,700
$61.00 - $31,700
1855/54 50c Arrows, WB-102, FS-301 MS
$61.00
-
$31,700
$61.00 - $31,700
1855-O 50c Arrows MS
$37.80
-
$54,000
$37.80 - $54,000
1855-O 50c Arrows, O/Horizontal O, WB-1, FS-501 MS
$41.58
-
$23,100
$41.58 - $23,100
1855-S 50c Arrows MS
$293
-
$216,000
$293 - $216,000
1856 50c MS
$37.80
-
$8,250
$37.80 - $8,250
1856-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$9,750
$37.80 - $9,750
1856-O 50c Large O, RPD, WB-9, FS-301 MS
$41.58
-
$10,700
$41.58 - $10,700
1856-S 50c MS
$122.00
-
$33,000
$122.00 - $33,000
1857 50c MS
$37.80
-
$8,250
$37.80 - $8,250

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1857-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$28,800
$37.80 - $28,800
1857-S 50c MS
$122.00
-
$90,000
$122.00 - $90,000
1858 50c MS
$37.80
-
$34,600
$37.80 - $34,600
1858 50c Doubled Die Obverse, WB-1, FS-101 MS
$41.58
-
$9,080
$41.58 - $9,080
1858 50c Repunched Date, WB-17, FS-301 MS
$41.58
-
$9,080
$41.58 - $9,080
1858-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$24,500
$37.80 - $24,500
1858-O 50c Misplaced Digit, WB-7, FS-301 MS
$41.58
-
$26,900
$41.58 - $26,900
1858-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$37,400
$37.80 - $37,400
1859 50c MS
$37.80
-
$34,600
$37.80 - $34,600
1859 50c Type 1 Reverse, WB-1 MS
-
 
1859-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$43,200
$37.80 - $43,200
1859-S 50c MS
$40.50
-
$132,000
$40.50 - $132,000
1860 50c MS
$37.80
-
$50,400
$37.80 - $50,400
1860-O 50c MS
$37.80
-
$25,900
$37.80 - $25,900
1860-S 50c MS
$40.50
-
$9,750
$40.50 - $9,750
1860-S 50c Medium S, WB-2 MS
-
 
1861 50c MS
$41.58
-
$34,600
$41.58 - $34,600
1861-O 50c MS
$68.00
-
$21,600
$68.00 - $21,600
1861-O 50c MS PL
$3,300
-
$23,800
$3,300 - $23,800
1861-O 50c Bisected Date, Speared Olive Bud, W-14 MS
$74.00
-
$20,200
$74.00 - $20,200
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse MS
$68.00
-
$11,700
$68.00 - $11,700
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse, Die Crack, W-11, FS-401 MS
$293
-
$31,700
$293 - $31,700
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse, Bisected Date, W-13, FS-402 MS
$68.00
-
$11,700
$68.00 - $11,700
1861-O 50c CSA Obverse, Speared Olive, W-15, FS-901 MS
$135.00
-
$12,200
$135.00 - $12,200
1861-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$40,300
$37.80 - $40,300

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1862 50c MS
$51.00
-
$34,600
$51.00 - $34,600
1862 50c WB-1 MS
-
 
1862-S 50c MS
$40.50
-
$51,800
$40.50 - $51,800
1863 50c MS
$47.25
-
$34,600
$47.25 - $34,600
1863-S 50c MS
$40.50
-
$25,200
$40.50 - $25,200
1864 50c MS
$54.00
-
$36,000
$54.00 - $36,000
1864-S 50c MS
$68.00
-
$102,000
$68.00 - $102,000
1864-S 50c Small Wide S, WB-2 MS
-
 
1865 50c MS
$81.00
-
$40,800
$81.00 - $40,800
1865 50c Repunched Date, WB-1, FS-301 MS
$97.00
-
$14,400
$97.00 - $14,400
1865-S 50c MS
$81.00
-
$32,400
$81.00 - $32,400
1866-S 50c No Motto MS
$390
-
$194,400
$390 - $194,400
1866 50c Motto MS
$40.50
-
$40,300
$40.50 - $40,300
1866 50c Motto, Misplaced Date, FS-301 MS
$44.55
-
$11,100
$44.55 - $11,100
1866 50c Motto, Misplaced Date, WB-1, FS-302 MS
$44.55
-
$683
$44.55 - $683
1866-S 50c Motto MS
$43.20
-
$25,900
$43.20 - $25,900
1867 50c MS
$47.25
-
$12,000
$47.25 - $12,000
1867-S 50c MS
$40.50
-
$23,800
$40.50 - $23,800
1868 50c MS
$49.95
-
$23,000
$49.95 - $23,000
1868-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$43,200
$37.80 - $43,200

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1869 50c MS
$40.50
-
$36,000
$40.50 - $36,000
1869-S 50c MS
$43.20
-
$25,900
$43.20 - $25,900
1870 50c MS
$37.80
-
$28,800
$37.80 - $28,800
1870 50c MS PL
-
 
1870-CC 50c MS
$1,220
-
$374,400
$1,220 - $374,400
1870-S 50c MS
$47.25
-
$96,000
$47.25 - $96,000
1871 50c MS
$37.80
-
$14,400
$37.80 - $14,400
1871-CC 50c MS
$455
-
$165,600
$455 - $165,600
1871-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$21,000
$37.80 - $21,000
1872 50c MS
$37.80
-
$12,400
$37.80 - $12,400
1872-CC 50c MS
$156.00
-
$66,000
$156.00 - $66,000
1872-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$43,200
$37.80 - $43,200
1873 50c No Arrows, Closed 3 MS
$37.80
-
$7,500
$37.80 - $7,500
1873 50c No Arrows, Open 3 MS
$2,500
-
$115,200
$2,500 - $115,200
1873-CC 50c No Arrows MS
$293
-
$180,000
$293 - $180,000
1873 50c Arrows MS
$37.80
-
$78,000
$37.80 - $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, WB-109, FS-101 MS
$45.36
-
$43,200
$45.36 - $43,200
1873 50c Misplaced Digit, WB-106, FS-301 MS
$41.58
-
$39,600
$41.58 - $39,600

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1873-CC 50c Arrows MS
$195.00
-
$100,800
$195.00 - $100,800
1873-S 50c Arrows MS
$51.00
-
$40,300
$51.00 - $40,300
1874 50c Arrows MS
$37.80
-
$78,000
$37.80 - $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
$878
-
$121,000
$878 - $121,000
1874-S 50c Arrows MS
$65.00
-
$80,400
$65.00 - $80,400
1875 50c MS
$37.80
-
$15,100
$37.80 - $15,100
1875 50c MS PL
-
 
1875 50c WB-101 MS
-
 
1875-CC 50c MS
$68.00
-
$32,400
$68.00 - $32,400
1875-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$21,600
$37.80 - $21,600
1876 50c MS
$37.80
-
$10,600
$37.80 - $10,600
1876 50c MS PL
-
 
1876 50c Large Over Small Date, WB-106, FS-301 MS
$163.00
-
$1,690
$163.00 - $1,690
1876 50c Repunched Date, WB-105, FS-302 MS
$68.00
-
$748
$68.00 - $748
1876 50c Misplaced Digit, FS-303 MS
$74.00
-
$650
$74.00 - $650
1876 50c Misplaced Digits, FS-304 MS
$45.36
-
$5,250
$45.36 - $5,250
1876-CC 50c MS
$54.00
-
$78,000
$54.00 - $78,000
1876-CC 50c Misplaced Date, WB-23, FS-301 MS
$82.00
-
$78,000
$82.00 - $78,000
1876-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$15,100
$37.80 - $15,100
1876-S 50c MS PL
-
 
1877 50c MS
$37.80
-
$10,600
$37.80 - $10,600
1877 50c MS PL
-
 
1877/6 50c MS
$1,090
-
$17,300
$1,090 - $17,300
1877-CC 50c MS
$57.00
-
$66,000
$57.00 - $66,000
1877-S 50c MS
$37.80
-
$10,600
$37.80 - $10,600
1877-S 50c Type 1, Micro S, WB-19 MS
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1878 50c MS
$40.50
-
$18,000
$40.50 - $18,000
1878-CC 50c MS
$845
-
$95,000
$845 - $95,000
1878-S 50c MS Key Date
$26,400
-
$410,400
$26,400 - $410,400
1878-S 50c MS PL Key Date
-
 
1879 50c MS
$195.00
-
$42,000
$195.00 - $42,000
1879 50c MS PL
-
 
1880 50c MS
$228.00
-
$17,300
$228.00 - $17,300
1880 50c MS PL
-
 
1881 50c MS
$228.00
-
$15,600
$228.00 - $15,600
1881 50c MS PL
-
 
1882 50c MS
$228.00
-
$42,000
$228.00 - $42,000
1882 50c MS PL
-
 
1883 50c MS
$286
-
$25,900
$286 - $25,900
1883 50c MS PL
-
 
1884 50c MS
$312
-
$42,000
$312 - $42,000
1885 50c MS
$228.00
-
$13,000
$228.00 - $13,000
1885 50c MS PL
-
 
1886 50c MS
$260
-
$25,200
$260 - $25,200
1886 50c MS PL
-
 
1887 50c MS
$293
-
$15,800
$293 - $15,800
1887 50c MS PL
-
 
1888 50c MS
$195.00
-
$17,300
$195.00 - $17,300
1889 50c MS
$163.00
-
$15,800
$163.00 - $15,800
1890 50c MS
$208.00
-
$57,600
$208.00 - $57,600
1890 50c MS PL
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1891 50c MS
$45.90
-
$21,600
$45.90 - $21,600
1891 50c MS PL
-
 
1891 50c MS DMPL
-
 
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Liberty Seated Half Dollars series of Half Dollars in the U.S. Coins contains 210 distinct entries with CPG® values between $37.80 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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