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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 6543
Coin Date: 1896
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: PR
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Mintage: 762
Strike Type: Proof
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: 24NY

1896 50c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AU50	$429.00
AU53	$455.00
AU55	$494.00
AU58	$572.00
PR60	$689.00
PR61	$728.00
PR62	$897.00
PR63	$998.00
PR64	$1,190.00
PR65	$1,650.00
PR66	$2,380.00
PR67	$4,500.00
PR68	$9,750.00
AU50 CAC	$515.00
AU53 CAC	$546.00
AU55 CAC	$593.00
AU58 CAC	$686.00
PR60 CAC	$827.00
PR61 CAC	$874.00
PR62 CAC	$1,060.00
PR63 CAC	$1,200.00
PR64 CAC	$1,400.00
PR65 CAC	$2,240.00
PR66 CAC	$3,380.00
PR67 CAC	$6,000.00
PR68 CAC	$13,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1896 50C PR63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (60/129). Mintage 762.	63	$1,140	01/28/25
	1896 50C PR63 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (54/125 and 0/2+). NGC Census: (32/136 and 0/1+). CDN: $825 Whsle. Bid for prob	63	$900	10/14/18
	1896 50C PR63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (52/119). NGC Census: (33/141). CDN: $850 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS PR63. M	63	$822	11/02/16
	1896 50C PR63 PCGS. PCGS Population (49/117). NGC Census: (34/141). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NG	63	$1,087	03/26/13
	1896 50C PR63 PCGS.	63	$978	04/19/08
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1896 50c	63	$1,668	02/05/06
	1896 50c PCGS Proof 63	63	$834	06/27/05
Scotsman	1896 50c	63	$1,150	07/30/04
HA	1896 PR 63 PCGS. The current Coin Dealer Newsletter (	63	$776	03/02/04
HA	1896 50C	63	$1,438	01/11/97
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. CAC. Housed in a Generation 1.2 "rattler" holder. PCGS Population: (72/56). NGC Census: (63/73). CDN: $	64	$1,800	12/09/24
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-64 (PCGS).	64	$1,140	11/03/22
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC. OGH--First Generation.	64	$2,400	04/05/22
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (69/54 and 0/2+). NGC Census: (63/72 and 1/2+). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS	64	$1,380	06/22/21
	1896 50c PCGS/CAC Proof 64	64	$1,500	09/07/20
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (68/56 and 0/2+). NGC Census: (63/72 and 0/1+). PR64. Mintage 762.	64	$1,140	09/08/19
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (69/56). NGC Census: (63/72). PR64. Mintage 762.	64	$1,206	06/09/19
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (70/56). NGC Census: (63/72). PR64. Mintage 762. From The William Rehwald Pr	64	$1,320	04/28/19
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,110	03/15/19
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,080	11/09/18
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS Secure.	64	$900	07/13/18
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,320	03/30/18
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$2,585	09/12/16
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,880	08/16/15
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$2,820	01/14/13
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,322	04/22/12
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,955	03/20/11
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,322	08/12/07
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. Pale golden toning graces the upper part of the obverse and the rims. The rest of that side is untoned,	64	$1,265	02/17/07
	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. One of just 762 specimens coined, this piece is moderately reflective beneath rich blue-green, violet,	64	$1,610	01/06/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1896 50c	64	$2,760	09/21/06
HA	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. A vividly toned near-Gem with red-violet, lemon-yellow, and electric grape patina over the highly refle	64	$1,322	09/16/06
	1896 50c PCGS Proof 64	64	$1,495	05/08/06
HA	1896 50C PR64 PCGS. Light, creamy toning frames the highly reflective, mirror surfaces. Only a few faint toning streaks on	64	$1,322	05/07/05
HA	1896 50C PR 64 PCGS.	64	$1,262	12/14/04
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,208	10/04/01
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,265	02/23/01
HA	1896 50C	64	$954	02/11/00
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,265	01/08/99
HA	1896 50C	64	$908	01/10/97
HA	1896 50C	64	$990	04/26/96
HA	1896 50C	64	$770	01/06/96
	1896 50C PR66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/9). Mintage 762.	66	$2,280	11/24/24
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-66 (PCGS).	66	$1,920	08/17/18
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-66 (PCGS).	66	$3,587	03/04/10
HA	1896 50C	66	$4,180	02/03/93
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-65 (PCGS).	65	$1,560	03/23/23
	1896 50C PR65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/25). NGC Census: (30/41). PR65. Mintage 762.	65	$1,380	01/12/20
	1896 50C PR65 PCGS. This pretty piece, one of 762 specimens for this issue, has dappled violet and reddish-gold patina, and	65	$1,955	01/06/07
HA	1896 50C PR65 PCGS. The obverse is richly toned in shades	65	$2,530	05/31/03
HA	1896 50C	65	$2,702	08/02/97
HA	1896 50C	65	$3,300	08/17/96
HA	1896 50C	65	$1,980	07/26/94
	1896 50c PCGS Proof 58	58	$450	12/20/21
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-61 (PCGS).	61	$690	08/24/21
	1896 50C PR61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/245). NGC Census: (17/180). CDN: $550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR61. Mintage 762.	61	$600	08/04/20
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-61 (PCGS).	61	$504	11/14/17
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1896 50c	61	$764	01/26/14
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-61 (PCGS).	61	$860	08/20/11
	1896 50C PR61 PCGS. PCGS Population (14/207). NGC Census: (10/179). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin i	61	$575	10/03/07
HA	1896 50C PR61 PCGS. Fully struck with attractive light	61	$437	03/29/04
	50C 1896 PCGS PR68 CAC	68	$19,388	02/25/21
	50C 1896 PCGS PR68 CAC	68	$23,500	10/24/19
	50C 1896 PCGS PR68 CAC	68	$24,675	03/21/19
	1896 50C PR68 PCGS.	68	$6,462	01/11/16
	1896 50C PR68 PCGS.	68	$9,988	10/27/14
HA	1896 50C PR68 PCGS. The deep blue peripheral hues mellow to lighter rose-gold near the centers on both sides. The color is	68	$14,950	04/29/06
	50C 1896 PCGS PR67 CAC	67	$5,170	08/27/20
	1896 50C PR67 PCGS. CAC.	67	$6,300	06/05/20
	50C 1896 PCGS PR67+ CAC	67	$11,162	10/24/19
	1896 50C PR67 PCGS Secure.	67	$3,120	04/25/18
	1896 50C PR67 PCGS.	67	$3,290	07/09/17
	50C 1896 PCGS PR67	67	$4,818	06/25/15
	1896 50C PR67 PCGS. CAC.	67	$9,988	04/27/14
	1896 50C PR67+ PCGS. CAC.	67	$10,575	12/08/13
	1896 50C PR67 PCGS. CAC.	67	$9,400	01/14/13
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	9	$660	08/11/20
	1896 50C PR62 PCGS. PCGS Population (60/165). NGC Census: (13/174). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NG	62	$881	06/07/15
	1896 50C PR62 PCGS. PCGS Population (53/157). NGC Census: (10/169). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin i	62	$604	08/02/09
HA	1896 50C	62	$468	04/08/94
HA	1896 50C	62	$468	02/02/94
	1896 50c PCGS Proof 60	60	$460	07/11/05
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC. NGC Census: (62/73). Mintage 762.	64	$1,500	09/03/24
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-64 (NGC).	64	$1,740	06/14/22
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC. CAC.	64	$1,292	06/12/16
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC.	64	$1,375	03/02/14
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC.	64	$1,495	04/22/12
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC.	64	$1,898	10/25/08
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC.	64	$1,840	07/13/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1896 50c	64	$1,955	03/14/06
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC. This is a lovely half dollar with "	64	$1,150	08/21/04
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c	64	$2,300	06/23/04
HA	1896 50C PR64 NGC. A few slidemarks are visible on	64	$1,265	11/07/03
HA	1896 50C	64	$908	07/29/97
HA	1896 50C	64	$1,182	03/04/95
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-55 (NGC).	55	$456	06/05/24
HA	1896 50C PR55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/208). PCGS Population: (1/281). CDN: $380 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR55. Mintage 762.	55	$390	03/12/24
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-65 (NGC).	65	$1,320	03/23/23
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC. NGC Census: (32/41). PCGS Population: (31/24). CDN: $1,350 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR65. Mintage 762.	65	$1,500	07/21/20
HA	1896 50C PR65+ NGC.	65	$1,860	06/05/20
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC.	65	$1,762	01/09/17
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC.	65	$4,230	09/12/16
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC.	65	$1,645	08/14/16
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-65 (NGC). CAC.	65	$4,970	08/15/13
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1896 50c	65	$3,795	05/29/11
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC. This bright 1896 proof half dollar, one of 762 pieces struck, is completely untoned. The design elements	65	$2,300	04/10/07
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC. The 1896 and 1898 are two of the best produced dates in the Barber half series. Even though this piece i	65	$2,530	01/28/06
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC.	65	$2,185	03/25/05
HA	1896 50C PR65 NGC. There are blushes of faint golden	65	$2,352	05/03/03
HA	1896 50C	65	$4,600	06/06/98
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-61 (NGC).	61	$720	08/24/21
HA	1896 50C PR61 NGC. NGC Census: (10/179). PCGS Population (14/208). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in	61	$690	08/14/07
HA	1896 50C PR61 NGC.	61	$546	01/15/05
HA	1896 50C	61	$368	03/18/98
HA	1896 50C PR66 NGC. NGC Census: (24/18). PCGS Population: (15/9). CDN: $1,900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR66. Mintage 762.	66	$1,860	09/08/20
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-66 (NGC).	66	$2,820	10/10/14
HA	1896 50C PR66 NGC.	66	$4,112	11/16/13
American Numismatic Rarities	1896 50c	66	$3,680	06/21/06
HA	1896 50C PR66 NGC. Sparkling, bright and completely	66	$3,750	06/05/04
HA	1896 50C	66	$3,630	04/02/93
HA	1896 50C PR63 NGC. NGC Census: (32/135). PCGS Population: (56/125). PR63. Mintage 762.	63	$750	01/12/20
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-63 (NGC).	63	$940	04/05/16
HA	1896 50C PR63 NGC.	63	$940	03/01/15
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c	63	$1,150	01/16/06
HA	1896 50C PR63 NGC. Below the blend of rose and gold color	63	$748	05/03/03
HA	1896 50C	63	$540	11/17/01
HA	1896 50C	63	$495	02/13/98
HA	1896 50C	63	$605	10/05/94
HA	1896 50C PR60 NGC. NGC Census: (5/197). PCGS Population: (7/261). PR60. Mintage 762.	60	$600	01/15/19
HA	1896 50C PR60 NGC. NGC Census: (2/191). PCGS Population (7/228). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/P	60	$402	12/06/09
HA	1896 50C PR62 NGC. NGC Census: (12/168). PCGS Population: (60/179). PR62. Mintage 762.	62	$576	12/14/18
HA	1896 50C PR62 NGC. NGC Census: (13/171). PCGS Population (60/161). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC	62	$822	09/09/12
HA	1896 50C PR62 NGC. NGC Census: (10/168). PCGS Population (59/158). Mintage: 762. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC	62	$690	01/09/11
HA	1896 50C PR62 NGC.	62	$862	01/15/05
HA	1896 50C PR67 NGC.	67	$5,288	03/24/13
HA	1896 50C Barber Half PR67+ NGC. CAC.	67	$9,106	08/05/12
HA	1896 50C PR68 NGC. CAC.	68	$21,150	02/10/13

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