1819 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6117, 6118, 6119
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,208,000
Proofs: Rumored to exist
Designer: John
Reich
Diameter: ±32-33
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 89.2%
Copper - 10.8%
Weight: 208
grains (13.48 grams)
Edge: Lettered
("FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR")
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia)
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Images courtesy of a
Mid-Atlantic collector
Varieties:
Overton 101 -
Overton 102 -
Overton 103 -
Overton 104 -
Overton 105 -
Overton 106 -
Overton 107 -
Overton 108 -
Overton 109 -
Overton 110 -
Overton 111 -
Overton 112 -
Overton 113 -
Overton 114 -
Overton 115 -
Recent appearances:
See variety listings
Notes:
The finest 1819 Half Dollars graded by PCGS are 2 MS-65's.
The finest "1819/8 Small 9" example graded by PCGS is a single
MS-66.
The finest "1819/8 Large 9" example graded by PCGS is a single
MS-64.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
Al C. Overton, "Early Half Dollar Varieties 1794-1836"
"The PCGS Population
Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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