1848-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1848-O Half Dollar in circulated condition is worth between $40.00 and $1,600.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $1,750.00 and $50,000.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $29,900.00 in the 11/01/2008 by renowned auctioneer Stack's, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 30.00 millimeters

Weight: 13.36 grams

Mintage: 3,180,000

Mint: New Orleans

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

1848-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

Grade	Price($)
MS-66	50,000.00
MS-65+	40,000.00
MS-65	35,000.00
MS-64+	7,500.00
MS-64	5,500.00
MS-63+	3,500.00
MS-63	3,000.00
MS-62+	2,750.00
MS-62	2,500.00
MS-61	2,250.00
MS-60	1,750.00
AU-58+	1,600.00
AU-58	1,500.00
AU-55+	1,350.00
AU-55	1,250.00
AU-53+	1,100.00
AU-53	1,000.00
AU-50+	850.00
AU-50	750.00
XF-45+	550.00
XF-45	450.00
XF-40	400.00
VF-35	250.00
VF-30	200.00
VF-25	175.00
VF-20	150.00
F-15	135.00
F-12	110.00
VG-10	90.00
VG-8	80.00
G-6	70.00
G-4	65.00
AG-3	50.00
FR-2	40.00
PO-1	45.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
Mint State	1,750.00	50,000.00	13,977.27
About Uncirculated	750.00	1,600.00	1,175.00
Extremely Fine	400.00	550.00	466.67
Fine and Very Fine	110.00	250.00	170.00
Good and Very Good	65.00	90.00	76.25
Poor, Fair, and About Good	40.00	50.00	45.00

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1848 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin Name	Min Circulated Price($)	Max Circulated Price($)	Min Uncirculated Price($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1848 Half Dollar (Regular Strike)	60.00	1,750.00	2,000.00	17,500.00
1848 Half Dollar (Proof)	N/A	N/A	45,000.00	75,000.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1848-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

Lowest Sale Price
Highest Sale Price
Average Sale Price
Most Recent Sale Price
Number of Sales
Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:

Find On eBay

$109.00

Lowest Sale Price

$863.00

Highest Sale Price

$290.18

Average Sale Price

$336.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$8,415.20

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-66	21,150.00	25,850.00	23,500.00
MS-65+	4,800.00	29,900.00	10,709.35
MS-64	2.50	10,350.00	3,957.77
MS-63	10.00	3,290.00	1,941.19
MS-62	633.00	2,990.00	1,672.15
MS-61	482.00	2,040.00	1,235.33
MS-60	345.00	3,335.00	1,519.40
AU-58	276.00	1,840.00	924.59
AU-55	121.00	998.75	409.69
AU-53	92.00	660.00	375.75
AU-50	109.00	863.00	290.18
XF-45	51.00	499.38	223.82
XF-40	2.75	456.00	177.78
VF-35	141.00	282.00	179.34
VF-30	27.00	192.00	108.17
VF-20	3.00	242.00	97.90
F-12	1.50	35.00	12.75
VG-10	70.00	70.00	70.00
VG-8	21.00	21.00	21.00
PO-1	74.00	173.00	123.50

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1848-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-66. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-65+ having the highest max price $29,900.00.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1848-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1848-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 65.45% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / Bowers & Merena with 9.09% / 5.45% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1848-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

Grade	Grade Source	Seller	Price($)	Sold Date
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	252.00	04/24/2023
VF-20	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	175.00	04/23/2023
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	240.00	03/29/2023
VF-30	NGC	Heritage Auctions	192.00	03/29/2023
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	320.00	03/05/2023
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	960.00	02/08/2023
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	336.00	01/25/2023
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	149.00	09/21/2022
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	660.00	05/25/2022
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	312.00	05/25/2022
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	960.00	05/16/2022
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,040.00	05/16/2022
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,320.00	05/16/2022
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	3,840.00	04/13/2022
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	169.00	03/09/2022
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	288.00	11/10/2021
MS-65+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	21,737.50	09/02/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	240.00	07/28/2021
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	120.00	05/26/2021
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	480.00	05/12/2021
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,980.00	04/25/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	156.00	04/21/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	456.00	03/31/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	240.00	03/31/2021
XF-40	NGC	Stack's Bowers	288.00	03/31/2021
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,500.00	03/22/2021
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	288.00	02/09/2021
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	2,640.00	02/09/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	01/20/2021
VF-20	NGC	Stack's Bowers	110.00	12/21/2020
VF-35	NGC	Stack's Bowers	228.00	12/21/2020
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,020.00	05/13/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	301.20	04/01/2020
VF-30	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	132.00	03/25/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	336.00	03/04/2020
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	528.00	02/19/2020
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,580.00	12/07/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	180.00	09/04/2019
XF-40	PCGS	Kagin's	165.00	04/01/2019
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	02/27/2019
MS-60	NGC	Stack's Bowers	384.00	02/06/2019
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	780.00	01/14/2019
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	492.00	11/11/2018
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	99.00	10/10/2018
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	10/03/2018
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	168.00	09/19/2018
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	228.00	09/05/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	192.00	08/08/2018
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	109.00	07/25/2018
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	144.00	05/23/2018
MS-63	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	2,937.50	05/17/2018
AU-50	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	275.00	05/07/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	174.00	04/24/2018
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	408.00	04/10/2018
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	210.00	04/03/2018
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	360.00	03/27/2018
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	660.00	03/13/2018
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	337.20	01/30/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	4,290.00	12/17/2017
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	223.25	03/14/2017
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	364.25	02/07/2017
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,465.00	01/04/2017
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,760.00	01/04/2017
AU-53	NGC	Stack's Bowers	376.00	11/16/2016
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	188.00	11/02/2016
AU-55	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	493.50	11/02/2016
AU-50	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	220.00	09/26/2016
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	258.50	09/25/2016
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,645.00	06/08/2016
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	152.75	05/31/2016
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	352.50	05/31/2016
AU-58	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	1,645.00	05/19/2016
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,880.00	12/03/2015
AU-53	NGC	David Lawrence RC	475.00	09/06/2015
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	141.00	08/11/2015
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	305.50	07/14/2015
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	998.75	06/07/2015
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,290.00	04/26/2015
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	705.00	04/26/2015
MS-62	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,762.50	02/06/2015
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	99.88	02/03/2015
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	02/03/2015
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	940.00	02/01/2015
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	176.25	01/18/2015
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,175.00	12/04/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,057.50	10/08/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,410.00	09/04/2014
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	499.38	07/10/2014
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	25,850.00	06/23/2014
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	340.75	06/02/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,175.00	03/21/2014
AU-50	PCGS	Great Collections	247.50	02/23/2014
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,762.50	01/08/2014
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,293.00	12/05/2013
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,763.00	11/15/2013
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,468.00	09/25/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,301.00	09/25/2013
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	353.00	09/25/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	4,406.25	07/27/2013
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	141.00	05/27/2013
VG-10	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	70.00	04/28/2013
MS-61	NGC	Stack's Bowers	482.00	04/16/2013
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,704.00	11/29/2012
MS-66	NGC	Stack's Bowers	21,150.00	11/16/2012
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	74.00	11/12/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	10/18/2012
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	235.00	09/06/2012
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	09/06/2012
VF-30	NGC	Heritage Auctions	89.00	07/23/2012
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	276.00	07/12/2012
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	62.00	06/11/2012
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	05/30/2012
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	04/18/2012
XF-45	NGC	Great Collections	198.00	03/11/2012
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	03/08/2012
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	155.00	02/20/2012
MS-62	NGC	Stack's Bowers	1,236.00	01/24/2012
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	01/03/2012
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	12/19/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	10/13/2011
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	4,887.50	08/18/2011
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	518.00	07/07/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,840.00	06/01/2011
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	242.00	06/01/2011
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	145.00	01/10/2011
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	12/02/2010
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	3,629.00	11/03/2010
PO-1	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	173.00	09/22/2010
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	09/06/2010
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	173.00	08/11/2010
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	10,350.00	08/07/2010
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	100.00	01/04/2010
MS-63	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	1,725.00	08/05/2009
AU-53	ICG	Heritage Auctions	92.00	04/29/2009
XF-40	ICG	Heritage Auctions	60.00	04/01/2009
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	300.00	04/01/2009
VG-8	ICG	Heritage Auctions	21.00	03/18/2009
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,610.00	02/01/2009
VF-35	NGC	David Lawrence RC	178.00	01/19/2009
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	176.00	11/27/2008
MS-65+	NGC	Stack's	29,900.00	11/01/2008
XF-40	DGS	David Lawrence RC	139.00	10/02/2008
MS-63	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,542.00	07/26/2008
XF-45	ICG	Heritage Auctions	51.00	06/02/2008
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	05/26/2008
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	230.00	03/31/2008
VF-20	NCS	Heritage Auctions	60.00	03/19/2008
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	75.00	01/21/2008
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	92.00	05/14/2007
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	04/02/2007
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	276.00	01/09/2007
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	10/24/2006
AU-53	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	150.00	09/04/2006
MS-62	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	1,265.00	06/26/2006
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	04/23/2006
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	27.00	04/23/2006
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	403.00	01/24/2006
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	299.00	01/09/2006
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,725.00	10/19/2005
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	208.00	08/10/2005
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	07/04/2005
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	60.00	06/05/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	92.00	05/15/2005
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	60.00	03/27/2005
MS-61	NGC	David Lawrence RC	1,035.00	03/06/2005
MS-62	NONE	Stack's	2,990.00	03/01/2005
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	288.00	02/23/2005
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	02/13/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	02/09/2005
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	54.00	02/02/2005
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	173.00	01/17/2005
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	01/12/2005
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	35.00	01/05/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	3,565.00	12/02/2004
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	357.00	09/13/2004
MS-65+	PCGS	American Numismatic Rarities	4,800.00	08/15/2004
MS-61	NGC	Bowers & Merena	1,035.00	07/01/2004
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	05/05/2004
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	6,613.00	03/11/2004
MS-65+	PCGS	American Numismatic Rarities	6,210.00	09/13/2003
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	236.00	08/06/2003
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	8,338.00	07/26/2003
MS-62	PCGS	Kingswood Galleries	1,277.00	03/06/2003
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	3,335.00	10/01/2002
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,610.00	10/01/2002
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,208.00	10/01/2002
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	173.00	07/30/2002
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	132.00	06/09/2002
MS-60	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	345.00	06/02/2002
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	276.00	04/28/2002
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	98.00	02/06/2002
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	368.00	01/13/2002
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,945.00	10/03/2001
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	10/03/2001
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	10/03/2001
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	144.00	10/03/2001
AU-50	NONE	Heritage Auctions	863.00	05/01/2001
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	12/14/2000
AU-55	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	121.00	10/02/2000
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,380.00	09/12/2000
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	54.00	08/31/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Superior Galleries	1,438.00	06/05/2000
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	92.00	05/06/2000
MS-63	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	920.00	02/06/2000
XF-45	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	132.00	02/06/2000
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	2,185.00	01/12/2000
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	2,530.00	06/09/1999
MS-62	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	1,035.00	01/05/1999
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	8,050.00	01/05/1999
AU-50	NONE	David Akers	303.00	05/01/1998
MS-65+	NONE	Bowers & Merena	9,350.00	04/01/1997
MS-64	PCGS	Superior Galleries	2,860.00	05/27/1996
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	7,150.00	01/25/1996
AU-55	NONE	Bowers & Merena	275.00	11/01/1988
MS-64	NONE	B. Max Mehl	2.50	06/01/1941
F-12	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	1.50	04/01/1941
MS-63	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	10.00	04/01/1941
XF-40	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	2.75	04/01/1941
VF-20	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	3.00	04/01/1941
F-12	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	1.75	04/01/1941

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