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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 6474
Coin Date: 1896
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Mintage: 950,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Liberty head (Barber) half dollar
Coinage Years: 1892-1915
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 30.6
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 12.5
Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: Portrait of Liberty surrounded by 6 stars on the left periphery and 7 stars on the right. IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed at the top with the date positioned at the bottom center.
Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle holding the symbolic olive branches and arrows is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR around the periphery. A ribbon in the eagle's beak bears the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. 13 stars appear in the field above the eagle's head. Mintmark, if any, is positioned under the eagles tail feathers, above the D in DOLLAR.
General Notes: The half dollars designed by Charles Barber from 1892-1915 were decidedly unpopular during their day. The coins were considered less attractive than their Seated predecessors and they did not wear well. That is, they looked really unattractive wen worn down, and this series was well circulated. Most key dates in the Barber half series are inexpensive in lower grades for this reason. The series has since become quite popular with collectors.
NGC ID: 24LV

1896 50c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AG3	$29.70
G4	$45.90
G6	$48.60
VG8	$57.00
VG10	$70.00
F12	$94.00
F15	$128.00
VF20	$181.00
VF25	$188.00
VF30	$208.00
VF35	$234.00
XF40	$280.00
XF45	$318.00
AU50	$468.00
AU53	$494.00
AU55	$572.00
AU58	$676.00
MS60	$780.00
MS61	$858.00
MS62	$992.00
MS63	$1,250.00
MS64	$1,880.00
MS65	$2,750.00
MS66	$8,750.00
MS67	$24,000.00
AG3 CAC	$35.64
G4 CAC	$55.00
G6 CAC	$58.00
VG8 CAC	$68.00
VG10 CAC	$84.00
F12 CAC	$113.00
F15 CAC	$148.00
VF20 CAC	$217.00
VF25 CAC	$226.00
VF30 CAC	$250.00
VF35 CAC	$281.00
XF40 CAC	$335.00
XF45 CAC	$382.00
AU50 CAC	$562.00
AU53 CAC	$593.00
AU55 CAC	$686.00
AU58 CAC	$811.00
MS60 CAC	$936.00
MS61 CAC	$1,010.00
MS62 CAC	$1,190.00
MS63 CAC	$1,500.00
MS64 CAC	$2,250.00
MS65 CAC	$3,500.00
MS66 CAC	$12,000.00
MS67 CAC	$28,800.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	0	$1,080	08/23/23
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	0	$264	03/28/23
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	0	$336	03/28/23
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. EF Details--Scratch (PCGS).	0	$72	12/13/22
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	0	$600	05/19/21
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. AU Details--Tooled (PCGS).	0	$183	07/21/15
	1896 50C Fine 12 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/324). NGC Census: (11/134). CDN: $70 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 12. Mintage 9	12	$119	08/01/23
	1896 50C Fine 12 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population (7/163). NGC Census: (1/88). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for proble	12	$94	10/31/10
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (35/20). NGC Census: (17/11). CDN: $1,500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 950,00	64	$1,668	07/25/23
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-64 (PCGS).	64	$1,440	12/17/20
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/21 and 0/3+). NGC Census: (16/11 and 1/0+). CDN: $1,025 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS	64	$1,440	06/07/20
	1896 50c PCGS MS64 ex: D.L. Hansen	64	$1,350	03/02/20
Scotsman	1896 PCGS MS-64 CAC	64	$1,322	07/21/17
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS.	64	$1,058	06/11/17
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population (31/18). NGC Census: (15/11). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	64	$1,351	04/26/16
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$999	11/01/15
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$1,292	09/20/15
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS.	64	$1,762	02/05/14
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$1,880	07/14/13
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.	64	$2,702	08/09/12
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.	64	$1,932	03/30/11
	1896 50C MS64 PCGS.	64	$1,857	09/21/08
HA	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. A highly lustrous example that has pleasing pink and gold patina. Choice and nicely struck with only a	64	$2,185	11/30/06
HA	1896 50C MS64 PCGS. Well struck, untoned, and satiny, with somewhat muted luster and a minimum of contact marks. From one o	64	$2,012	02/11/06
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,438	08/08/01
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,870	11/17/95
	1896 50C MS66 PCGS. Fewer than 1 million half dollars were struck at the Philadelphia in 1896. This one was set aside and c	66	$7,200	05/22/23
	50C 1896 PCGS MS66+ CAC	66	$16,450	12/08/22
	1896 50C MS66 PCGS.	66	$7,500	08/26/22
	1896 50C MS66 PCGS. CAC.	66	$15,600	07/14/22
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-66 (PCGS).	66	$5,040	04/05/22
	1896 50C MS66 PCGS.	66	$10,200	02/24/21
	1896 50C MS66+ PCGS. CAC.	66	$17,625	01/11/16
	1896 50C MS66 PCGS. CAC.	66	$16,450	10/27/14
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.	66	$20,709	05/09/13
	1896 50C MS66 PCGS.	66	$9,775	01/09/11
	1896 50C MS66 PCGS. CAC.	66	$12,650	01/11/09
HA	1896 50C MS66 PCGS.	66	$12,650	01/15/05
	1896 50C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/145). NGC Census: (8/87). CDN: $396 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 950,000.	55	$486	02/21/23
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$432	03/24/20
	1896 50C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/135). NGC Census: (5/87). CDN: $370 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU55. Min	55	$480	05/07/19
	1896 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/190). NGC Census: (2/99). CDN: $240 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 950,000.	45	$360	04/06/21
	1896 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/159). NGC Census: (2/93). CDN: $240 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF45. Min	45	$252	03/13/18
	1896 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (22/159). NGC Census: (2/94). CDN: $240 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF45. Min	45	$216	01/30/18
	1896 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/152). NGC Census: (2/93). Mintage 950,000.	45	$540	01/31/17
	1896 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (16/141). NGC Census: (1/84). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free	45	$329	10/13/14
	1896 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (15/146). NGC Census: (1/84). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free	45	$365	06/08/14
	1896 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/123). NGC Census: (1/78). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free N	45	$518	01/09/11
	1896 50c PCGS XF45	45	$408	06/25/07
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/4). NGC Census: (8/3). CDN: $2,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 950,000.	65	$2,040	10/18/20
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$1,920	12/06/19
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$2,760	01/09/19
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS).	65	$1,740	03/23/18
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$1,998	07/10/16
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$2,938	07/10/16
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$1,645	08/16/15
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$5,758	01/12/15
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$3,450	07/15/12
	1896 50C MS65 PCGS.	65	$3,738	04/22/12
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c	65	$4,370	11/13/07
HA	1896 50C	65	$4,370	11/15/01
HA	1896 50C	65	$3,900	01/02/01
	1896 50C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/118). NGC Census: (16/70). CDN: $410 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU58. Mi	58	$420	12/31/19
	1896 50C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/107). NGC Census: (15/68). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU58. Mi	58	$881	04/30/17
	1896 50C AU58 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population (14/97). NGC Census: (12/64). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	58	$1,725	08/14/11
HA	1896 50C AU58 PCGS. Deeply toned throughout with almost	58	$380	05/10/04
	1896 50c PCGS F15	15	$145	06/03/19
	1896 50C Fine 15 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/261). NGC Census: (3/116). Mintage 950,000.	15	$120	04/10/18
	1896 50c	15	$140	11/02/14
	1896 50C MS62 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (22/81 and 0/5+). NGC Census: (16/47 and 0/1+). CDN: $670 Whsle. Bid for proble	62	$780	02/03/19
HA	1896 50C MS62 PCGS. Semi-bright silvery surfaces display traces of cobalt-blue, lavender, and golden-brown patination aroun	62	$978	02/11/06
	1896 50C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/50). NGC Census: (20/27). CDN: $835 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS63. Min	63	$780	01/13/19
	1896 50C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/50). NGC Census: (19/26). CDN: $740 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS63. Min	63	$881	04/30/17
	1896 50C MS63 PCGS.	63	$999	12/07/14
	1896 50C MS63 PCGS.	63	$1,410	09/29/13
	1896 50C MS63 PCGS.	63	$1,058	08/10/13
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1896 50c	63	$1,380	09/06/11
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c	63	$834	06/25/09
	1896 50c PCGS MS63	63	$776	12/11/08
HA	1896 50C MS63 PCGS.	63	$750	02/26/05
HA	1896 50C MS63 PCGS. Sharply struck and lightly toned,	63	$1,725	11/07/03
HA	1896 50C MS63 PCGS. Sharply detailed with pale gray and	63	$891	09/22/03
	1896 50C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/144). NGC Census: (2/92). CDN: $340 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU53. Min	53	$432	12/18/18
	1896 50C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (10/133). NGC Census: (2/84). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free	53	$376	01/26/16
	1896 50C VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/221). NGC Census: (3/110). Mintage 950,000.	30	$156	10/16/18
	1896 50C VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/204). NGC Census: (5/105). Mintage 950,000.	35	$216	09/18/18
	1896 50C VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (9/151). NGC Census: (2/83). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free N	35	$322	06/03/12
	1896 50C VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/144). NGC Census: (2/82). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free N	35	$345	08/14/11
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. VF-20 (PCGS).	20	$129	02/22/17
	1896 50c PCGS VF25	25	$211	11/02/15
	1896 50C VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population (17/200). NGC Census: (5/96). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free	25	$176	02/03/15
	1896 50C VF25 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population (6/152). NGC Census: (4/85). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f	25	$276	06/05/11
	1896 50C MS67 PCGS Secure. CAC.	67	$25,850	11/01/15
	1896 50C MS67 PCGS Secure. CAC.	67	$27,600	08/15/10
	1896 50c PCGS VG-8	8	$69	03/10/08
	1896 50c PCGS VG10	10	$71	07/31/06
HA	1896 50C MS66 NGC.	66	$6,000	11/20/24
HA	1896 50C MS66 NGC.	66	$7,762	02/08/09
HA	1896 50C AU50 NGC. NGC Census: (4/99). PCGS Population: (9/176). CDN: $360 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 950,000.	50	$336	06/27/23
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-60 (NGC).	60	$720	03/28/23
HA	1896 50C MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (17/11). PCGS Population: (35/21). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 950,000	64	$1,500	08/23/22
HA	1896 50C MS64 NGC.	64	$1,800	12/13/18
HA	1896 50C MS64 NGC.	64	$1,020	11/03/17
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-64+ (NGC).	64	$1,762	06/24/17
HA	1896 50C MS64 NGC.	64	$1,292	11/02/16
HA	1896 50C MS64 NGC.	64	$1,998	08/10/13
HA	1896 50C MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (15/10). PCGS Population (28/14). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $1,125. (#6474)	64	$1,840	05/28/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1896 50c NGC MS64 PL	64	$2,415	03/06/05
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,265	10/06/00
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,540	08/08/98
HA	1896 50C AU58 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (16/71). PCGS Population: (21/115). CDN: $410 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU58	58	$516	08/27/19
HA	1896 50C AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (8/62). PCGS Population (13/86). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $392. (#6474)	58	$920	02/19/07
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1896 50c NGC AU58	58	$334	09/26/05
HA	1896 50C AU58 NGC. Silver-gray surfaces retain considerable residual luster. Some minute contact marks are mentioned on Lib	58	$322	06/06/05
HA	1896 50C	58	$460	06/06/98
HA	1896 50C	58	$264	05/02/97
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1896 50c NGC VG-10	10	$80	01/01/18
HA	1896 50C AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (5/83). PCGS Population: (9/122). Mintage 950,000.	55	$494	12/13/16
HA	1896 50C AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (3/77). PCGS Population (7/112). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NG	55	$593	11/03/13
Scotsman	1896 NGC MS-62	62	$805	07/29/16
HA	1896 50C MS62 NGC.	62	$1,528	03/24/13
HA	1896 50C MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (17/42). PCGS Population (16/70). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free N	62	$862	08/15/10
HA	1896 50C MS62 NGC.	62	$978	04/19/08
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1896 50c NGC MS62	62	$495	06/27/05
HA	1896 50C	62	$448	10/04/01
HA	1896 50C MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (18/25). PCGS Population (30/47). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free N	63	$852	01/12/15
HA	1896 50C MS63 NGC.	63	$881	09/29/13
HA	1896 50C MS65 NGC.	65	$3,231	06/08/14
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c	65	$4,025	01/26/11
HA	1896 50C MS65 NGC.	65	$3,881	10/25/08
HA	1896 50C MS65 NGC.	65	$4,312	02/16/08
HA	1896 50C MS65 NGC. The 1896 is a popular type coin with collectors as it is relatively available in lower grades and still	65	$3,738	07/08/06
HA	1896 50C MS65 NGC. Fully struck in all areas, the fields are prooflike on each side. The reflectivity is especially pronoun	65	$3,392	11/05/05
HA	1896 50C MS65 NGC. Fully struck in all areas, the fields	65	$2,588	06/08/02
HA	1896 50C Fine 15 NGC. NGC Census: (1/97). PCGS Population (11/199). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre	15	$60	07/23/13
HA	1896 50C Fine 15 NGC. NGC Census: (1/94). PCGS Population (10/191). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre	15	$106	12/26/12
HA	1896 50C AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (2/80). PCGS Population (9/117). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NG	53	$441	01/14/13
HA	1896 50C AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (1/77). PCGS Population (6/115). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NG	53	$1,380	05/01/11
HA	1896 50C AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (1/72). PCGS Population (6/106). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin i	53	$304	08/14/07
HA	1896 50C XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (1/80). PCGS Population (11/132). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free N	40	$276	07/10/11
HA	1896 50C --Improperly Cleaned-- NCS. XF Details.	40	$138	01/30/06
HA	1896 50C XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (0/78). PCGS Population (7/123). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NG	45	$253	10/12/10
HA	1896 50C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/59). PCGS Population (6/86). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in	61	$518	08/02/09
HA	1896 50C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (5/59). PCGS Population (6/85). Mintage: 950,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in	61	$862	05/31/09
HA	1896 50C MS67 ★ NGC.	67	$14,375	01/11/09

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