United States half dollar mintage figures explained

Below are the mintage figures for the United States half dollar up to 1963, before the Kennedy half dollar design was introduced. For those, see:

See main article: articles and Kennedy half dollar mintage figures.

The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):

P = Philadelphia Mint

D = Denver Mint

S = San Francisco Mint

W = West Point Mint

O = New Orleans Mint

CC = Carson City Mint

Flowing Hair half dollar

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[1] Comments
1794(P)23,464
1795(P)299,680

Draped Bust half dollars

See main article: articles and Draped Bust.

Small eagle reverse

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[2] Comments
1796(P)3,918There are 15- and 16-star varieties.
1797(P)(unknown)

Heraldic eagle reverse

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[3] Comments
1801(P)30,289
1802(P)29,890
1803(P)188,234
1804n/a0None struck.
1805(P)211,722
1806(P)839,576Varieties include knobbed/pointed 6, 6 over 5, large/small stars, stem through/not through claw, and E over A in "States".
1807(P)301,076

Capped Bust half dollar

See main article: articles and Capped Bust.

Lettered Edge

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[4] Comments
1807(P)750,500Small/large stars, 50 over 20, and Bearded Liberty varieties.
1808(P)1,368,600
1809(P)1,405,810
1810(P)1,276,276
1811(P)1,203,644
1812(P)1,628,059
1813(P)1,241,903
1814(P)1,039,075
1815(P)47,1505 over 2.
1816n/a0None struck.
1817(P)1,215,564
1818(P)1,960,322
1819(P)2,208,000
1820(P)751,122Varieties include 20 over 19, square/curl base 2, large/small date.
1821(P)1,305,797
1822(P)1,559,573
1823(P)1,694,200
1824(P)3,504,954
1825(P)2,943,166
1826(P)4,004,180
1827(P)5,493,400
1828(P)3,075,200Curled/square base 2, large/small letters, large/small 8s.
1829(P)3,712,156
1830(P)4,764,800
1831(P)5,873,660
1832(P)4,797,000
1833(P)5,206,000
1834(P)6,412,004
1835(P)5,352,006
1836(P)6,545,000

Reeded Edge

"50 Cents" on Reverse

Year! width="10%"
MintMintageComments
1836(P)1,200
1837(P)3,629,820

"Half Dol." on Reverse

Year! width="10%"
MintMintageComments
1838(P)3,546,000
O20First year New Orleans produced the half dollar.
1839(P)1,392,976
O116,000

Seated Liberty half dollar

See main article: articles and United States Seated Liberty coinage.

No motto

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[5] Comments
1839(P)100,000[6] No drapery from elbow.
(P)1,972,400Drapery from elbow.
1840(P)1,435,008
O855,100
1841(P)310,000
O401,000
1842(P)2,012,764
O203,000Small date, small letters variety.
O754,000Medium date, large letters variety.
1843(P)3,844,000
O2,268,000
1844(P)1,766,000
O2,005,000
1845(P)589,000
O2,094,000
1846(P)2,210,000
O2,304,000Medium and tall dates.
1847(P)1,156,000
O2,584,000
1848(P)580,000
O3,180,000
1849(P)1,252,000
O2,310,000
1850(P)227,000
O2,456,000
1851(P)200,750
O402,000
1852(P)77,130
O144,000
1853O4No arrows, no rays. Only four known to exist.[7]

Arrows and rays, no motto

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[8] Comments
1853(P)3,532,708Arrows at date; rays on reverse.
O1,328,000Arrows at date; rays on reverse.

Arrows, no rays or motto

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[9] Comments
1854(P)2,982,000
O5,240,000
1855(P)759,500
O2,688,000
S129,950First year San Francisco produced the half dollar.

No motto, arrows, or rays

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[10] Comments
1856(P)938,000
O2,658,000
S211,000
1857(P)1,988,000
O818,000
S158,000
1858(P)4,226,000
O7,294,000
S476,000
1859(P)747,200
O2,834,000
S566,000
1860(P)302,700
O1,290,000
S472,000
1861(P)2,888,400
O2,532,633
S939,500
1862(P)253,550
S1,352,000
1863(P)503,660
S916,000
1864(P)379,570
S658,000
1865(P)511,900
S675,000
1866S60,000

Motto, no arrows

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[11] Comments
1866(P)745,625
S994,000
1867(P)449,925
S1,196,000
1868(P)418,200
S1,160,000
1869(P)795,900
S656,000
1870(P)634,900
S1,004,000
CC54,617First year Carson City produced the half dollar.
1871(P)1,204,560
S2,178,000
CC153,950
1872(P)881,550
S580,000
CC257,000
1873(P)587,000Closed 3.
(P)214,200Open 3.
S5,000None are known to currently exist; they were most likely melted down.[12]
CC122,500

Motto and arrows

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[13] Comments
1873(P)1,815,700
S228,000
CC214,560
1874(P)2,360,300
S394,000
CC59,000

Motto, no arrows

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[14] Comments
1875(P)6,027,500
S3,200,000
CC1,008,000
1876(P)8,419,150
S4,528,000
CC1,956,000
1877(P)8,304,510
S5,356,000
CC1,420,000
1878(P)1,378,400
S12,000
CC62,000
1879(P)4,800[15] or 5,900[16]
1880(P)8,400[17] or 9,755[18]
1881(P)10,000[19] or 10,975[20]
1882(P)4,400[21] or 5,500[22]
1883(P)8,000[23] or 9,039[24]
1884(P)4,400[25] or 5,275[26]
1885(P)5,200[27] or 6,130[28]
1886(P)5,000[29] or 5,886[30]
1887(P)5,000[31] or 5,710[32]
1888(P)12,000[33] or 12,833[34]
1889(P)12,000[35] or 12,711[36]
1890(P)12,000[37] or 12,590[38]
1891(P)200,000[39] or 200,600[40]

Barber half dollar

See main article: articles and Barber coinage.

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[41] Comments
1892(P)935,245
O390,000Includes Micro-O variety.[42]
S1,029,028
1893(P)1,826,792
O1,389,000
S740,000
1894(P)1,148,972
O2,138,000
S4,048,690
1895(P)1,835,218
O1,766,000
S1,108,086
1896(P)950,762
O924,000
S1,140,948
1897(P)2,480,731
O632,000
S933,900
1898(P)2,945,735
O874,000
S2,358,550
1899(P)5,538,846
O1,724,000
S1,686,411
1900(P)4,762,912
O2,744,000
S2,560,322
1901(P)4,268,813
O1,124,000
S847,044
1902(P)4,922,777
O2,526,000
S1,460,670
1903(P)2,278,755
O2,100,000
S1,920,772
1904(P)2,992,670
O1,117,600
S553,038
1905(P)662,727
O505,000
S2,494,000
1906(P)2,638,675
O2,446,000
S1,740,154
D4,028,000First year Denver produced the half dollar.
1907(P)2,598,575
O3,946,000
S1,250,000
D3,856,000
1908(P)1,354,545
O5,360,000
S1,644,828
D3,280,000
1909(P)2,368,650
O925,400Final year New Orleans produced the half dollar.
S1,764,000
1910(P)418,551
S1,948,000
1911(P)1,406,543
S1,272,000
D695,080
1912(P)1,550,700
S1,370,000
D2,300,800
1913(P)188,624
S604,000
D534,000
1914(P)124,610
S992,000
1915(P)138,450
S1,604,000
D1,170,400

Walking Liberty half dollar

See main article: articles and Walking Liberty half dollar.

Type 1

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[43] Comments
1916(P)608,000
S508,000
D1,014,400
1917(P)0Philadelphia half dollars do not show a mint mark; for mintage, see Type 2 immediately below.
S952,000
D765,400

Type 2

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[44] Comments
1917(P)12,292,000
S5,554,000
D1,940,000
1918(P)6,634,000
S10,282,000
D3,853,040
1919(P)962,000
S1,552,000
D1,165,000
1920(P)6,372,000
S4,624,000
D1,551,000
1921(P)246,000
S548,000
D208,000
1923S2,178,000
1927S2,392,000
1928S1,940,000
1929S1,902,000
D1,001,200
1933S1,786,000
1934(P)6,964,000
S3,652,000
D2,361,400
1935(P)9,162,000
S3,854,000
D3,003,800
1936(P)12,617,901
S3,884,000
D4,252,400
1937(P)9,527,728
S2,090,000
D1,676,000
1938(P)4,118,152
D491,600
1939(P)6,820,808
S2,552,000
D4,267,800
1940(P)9,167,279
S4,550,000
1941(P)24,207,412
S8,098,000
D11,248,400
1942(P)47,839,120
S12,708,000
D10,973,800
1943(P)53,190,000
S13,450,000
D11,346,000
1944(P)28,206,000
S8,904,000
D9,769,000
1945(P)31,502,000
S10,156,000
D9,966,800
1946(P)12,118,000
S3,724,000
D2,151,000
1947(P)4,094,000
D3,900,600

Franklin half dollars

See main article: articles and Franklin half dollar.

Year! width="10%"
MintMintage[45] Comments
1948(P)3,006,814
D4,028,600
1949(P)5,614,000
S3,744,000
D4,120,600
1950(P)7,793,509
D8,031,600
1951(P)16,859,602
S13,696,000
D9,475,200
1952(P)21,274,073
S5,526,000
D25,395,600
1953(P)2,796,920
S4,148,000
D20,900,400
1954(P)13,421,503
S4,993,400
D25,445,580
1955(P)2,876,381
1956(P)4,701,384
1957(P)6,361,952
D19,966,850
1958(P)4,917,652
D23,962,412
1959(P)7,349,291
D13,053,750
1960(P)7,715,602
D18,215,812
1961(P)11,318,244Includes doubled-die reverse.
D20,276,442
1962(P)12,932,019
D35,473,281
1963(P)25,239,645
D67,069,292

Kennedy half dollar mintages

See main article: articles and Kennedy half dollar mintage figures.

See also

References

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  2. Web site: Draped Bust Half Dollars - USA Coin Book. USA Coin Book. 2024-11-22.
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