- Year: 1842
- Mint Mark: No mint mark
- Type: Seated Half Dollar
- Price: $4430.00-$17513.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 2,012,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: 0.3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $12.32
Notes: Values listed above are for the small letters small date version of the 1842 Half Dollar without mint mark.
Mintages
How much is a 1842 Seated Liberty Half Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $4430.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $17,513 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say Average Circulated, we mean in a similar condition to other coins circulated in 1842, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].
What are your coins really worth?
Use the handy-dandy calculator below to find the real value of any Liberty Seated Half Dollar in your collection.