1850-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1850-O Half Dollar in circulated condition is worth between $60.00 and $1,100.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $1,250.00 and $40,000.00, 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 $28,200.00 in the 04/27/2023 by renowned auctioneer Legend Rare Coin Auctions, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 30.00 millimeters

Weight: 13.36 grams

Mintage: 2,456,000

Mint: New Orleans

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

1850-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+	40,000.00
MS-66	35,000.00
MS-65+	20,000.00
MS-65	17,500.00
MS-64+	6,000.00
MS-64	4,000.00
MS-63+	3,000.00
MS-63	2,500.00
MS-62+	2,250.00
MS-62	2,000.00
MS-61	1,500.00
MS-60	1,250.00
AU-58+	1,100.00
AU-58	1,000.00
AU-55+	950.00
AU-55	900.00
AU-53+	700.00
AU-53	650.00
AU-50+	600.00
AU-50	550.00
XF-45+	500.00
XF-45	450.00
XF-40	400.00
VF-35	250.00
VF-30	225.00
VF-25	200.00
VF-20	175.00
F-15	150.00
F-12	125.00
VG-10	110.00
VG-8	100.00
G-6	90.00
G-4	80.00
AG-3	70.00
FR-2	60.00

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	1,250.00	40,000.00	11,250.00
About Uncirculated	550.00	1,100.00	806.25
Extremely Fine	400.00	500.00	450.00
Fine and Very Fine	125.00	250.00	187.50
Good and Very Good	80.00	110.00	95.00
Poor, Fair, and About Good	60.00	70.00	65.00

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 1850 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($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1850 Half Dollar (Regular Strike)	400.00	2,350.00	2,500.00	150,000.00
1850 Half Dollar (Proof)	N/A	N/A	15,000.00	35,000.00

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.

1850-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

$118.00

Lowest Sale Price

$432.00

Highest Sale Price

$254.23

Average Sale Price

$264.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$9,152.31

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-66	9,200.00	28,200.00	21,280.00
MS-65+	3,080.00	15,275.00	9,838.09
MS-64+	3,450.00	3,525.00	3,487.50
MS-64	2.50	7,800.00	3,058.28
MS-63	875.00	1,860.00	1,256.55
MS-62	569.00	1,680.00	1,070.53
MS-61	150.00	690.00	511.86
MS-60	219.00	1,870.00	625.14
AU-58	345.00	1,050.00	869.25
AU-55	230.00	2,280.00	675.31
AU-53	259.00	900.00	503.76
AU-50	118.00	432.00	254.23
XF-45	68.00	432.00	202.33
XF-40	4.25	300.00	156.86
VF-35	109.00	228.00	155.00
VF-30	51.00	186.00	112.92
VF-25	113.00	149.00	131.00
VF-20	57.00	207.00	122.40
F-15	51.00	51.00	51.00
F-12	2.25	59.00	41.85
VG-8	72.00	72.00	72.00
G-4	21.00	21.00	21.00
PO-1	44.00	420.00	250.67

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1850-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-66 having the highest max price $28,200.00.

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 1850-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1850-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 70.94% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / David Lawrence RC with 11.97% / 5.13% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1850-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
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,620.00	12/17/2023
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,860.00	11/19/2023
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	174.00	07/26/2023
MS-66	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	28,200.00	04/27/2023
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	5,520.00	03/29/2023
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	264.00	03/08/2023
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	300.00	03/05/2023
VF-25	NGC	Heritage Auctions	149.00	02/15/2023
AU-53	NGC	Stack's Bowers	900.00	01/25/2023
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	336.00	12/07/2022
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	960.00	11/16/2022
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	600.00	11/16/2022
MS-65+	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	14,400.00	08/31/2022
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	186.00	07/27/2022
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	552.00	05/25/2022
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	216.00	05/16/2022
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,280.00	05/16/2022
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	432.00	04/28/2022
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	432.00	04/13/2022
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	336.00	04/13/2022
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	228.00	03/23/2022
VF-35	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	228.00	03/14/2022
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	264.00	11/10/2021
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	504.00	08/31/2021
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	312.00	08/25/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	132.00	06/23/2021
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	204.00	06/16/2021
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	180.00	05/26/2021
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	228.00	04/21/2021
MS-62	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,440.00	03/31/2021
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,440.00	03/22/2021
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	360.00	12/21/2020
MS-63	ICG	Stack's Bowers	1,020.00	12/21/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	288.00	09/10/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	288.00	09/10/2020
PO-1	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	420.00	08/26/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	132.00	03/25/2020
MS-60	NGC	Stack's Bowers	432.00	03/25/2020
VF-35	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	144.00	03/25/2020
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	660.00	03/25/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	228.00	03/25/2020
PO-1	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	03/04/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	432.00	03/04/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	276.00	02/19/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	300.00	01/29/2020
AU-58	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	1,050.00	11/24/2019
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	204.00	11/06/2019
MS-62	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,200.00	08/20/2019
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	312.00	06/05/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	150.00	05/15/2019
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	168.00	04/03/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	216.00	03/13/2019
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	180.00	02/27/2019
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	99.00	02/27/2019
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	360.00	02/06/2019
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	456.00	01/14/2019
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	132.00	12/19/2018
MS-62	NGC	Stack's Bowers	1,680.00	08/22/2018
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	08/19/2018
XF-45	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	295.00	05/27/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	3,055.00	05/17/2018
VF-30	NGC	Heritage Auctions	114.00	05/09/2018
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	156.00	03/27/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	7,800.00	03/21/2018
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	240.00	03/13/2018
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,560.00	02/22/2018
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	630.00	02/22/2018
F-12	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	55.00	08/21/2017
MS-65+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	9,400.00	08/01/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	998.75	06/08/2017
MS-65+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	15,275.00	05/18/2017
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	305.50	03/14/2017
AU-50	NGC	Stack's Bowers	399.50	10/12/2016
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	998.75	09/07/2016
AU-53	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	470.00	09/05/2016
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	998.75	08/10/2016
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	564.00	08/10/2016
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	646.25	08/10/2016
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15,275.00	07/07/2016
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	223.25	03/30/2016
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,292.50	03/03/2016
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	705.00	02/04/2016
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	564.00	02/04/2016
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	705.00	12/03/2015
VF-35	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	175.00	11/01/2015
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	10/20/2015
MS-60	NGC	Stack's Bowers	705.00	08/12/2015
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,410.00	07/12/2015
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	517.00	06/07/2015
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	06/07/2015
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	28,200.00	05/12/2015
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,175.00	04/26/2015
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,820.00	02/01/2015
MS-64+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,525.00	11/06/2014
XF-45	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	245.00	11/02/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,820.00	10/08/2014
XF-45	PCGS	Great Collections	198.00	08/31/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	998.75	07/10/2014
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	131.60	07/07/2014
MS-60	NGC	Heritage Auctions	381.88	06/04/2014
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	212.68	06/02/2014
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	558.13	03/21/2014
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	72.00	03/03/2014
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	152.75	03/03/2014
VF-30	NGC	Heritage Auctions	117.50	03/03/2014
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	229.13	01/20/2014
MS-60	NGC	Heritage Auctions	458.25	01/20/2014
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	12/23/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	881.00	12/05/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,055.00	12/05/2013
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,813.00	11/15/2013
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	588.00	11/15/2013
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	617.00	11/01/2013
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	165.00	09/30/2013
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	57.00	09/02/2013
VF-25	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	113.00	07/29/2013
MS-66	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	25,850.00	07/27/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	44.00	07/07/2013
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	705.00	03/21/2013
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	529.00	11/29/2012
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	305.50	11/16/2012
MS-63	ICG	Stack's Bowers	1,175.00	06/29/2012
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	02/20/2012
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,335.00	02/02/2012
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,463.00	02/02/2012
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	863.00	01/03/2012
MS-64	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	3,335.00	09/06/2011
MS-65+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	6,613.00	08/18/2011
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	207.00	08/11/2011
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	07/07/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	983.00	06/01/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	863.00	04/27/2011
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	161.00	04/04/2011
MS-64+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,450.00	02/03/2011
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	14,950.00	11/03/2010
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	94.00	08/11/2010
MS-62	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	805.00	08/07/2010
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	04/28/2010
VF-35	NGC	David Lawrence RC	109.00	04/26/2010
MS-60	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	575.00	02/02/2010
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	265.00	11/30/2009
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	161.00	11/16/2009
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,990.00	07/01/2009
AU-50	ICG	Heritage Auctions	155.00	04/29/2009
MS-60	ICG	Heritage Auctions	219.00	04/01/2009
F-15	ICG	Heritage Auctions	51.00	03/18/2009
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	109.00	03/04/2009
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,760.00	03/01/2009
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	03/01/2009
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	03/01/2009
XF-45	ICG	Heritage Auctions	99.00	02/09/2009
AU-53	ICG	Heritage Auctions	276.00	12/17/2008
XF-45	ICG	Heritage Auctions	69.00	10/27/2008
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's	6,900.00	08/21/2008
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	374.00	07/30/2008
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,625.00	05/28/2008
MS-62	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	1,064.00	05/27/2008
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	374.00	04/23/2008
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	115.00	04/21/2008
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	230.00	01/21/2008
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	98.00	11/12/2007
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	259.00	05/23/2007
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	05/16/2007
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	242.00	05/15/2007
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	04/18/2007
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	04/02/2007
MS-62	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	576.00	01/29/2007
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	118.00	09/20/2006
VF-35	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	109.00	07/31/2006
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,990.00	06/01/2006
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	6,325.00	06/01/2006
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	51.00	04/23/2006
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,025.00	04/06/2006
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	863.00	04/06/2006
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	45.00	03/22/2006
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	01/30/2006
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	11/07/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	891.00	07/27/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	07/13/2005
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	546.00	07/04/2005
MS-62	ICG	David Lawrence RC	569.00	06/27/2005
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	230.00	06/06/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	06/05/2005
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	05/09/2005
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	604.00	05/04/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,070.00	05/04/2005
MS-63	NGC	David Lawrence RC	1,208.00	03/06/2005
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	431.00	02/28/2005
MS-62	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	978.00	02/23/2005
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	02/23/2005
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	02/13/2005
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	01/17/2005
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	690.00	01/17/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,990.00	01/12/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,725.00	01/12/2005
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	276.00	11/08/2004
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	14,950.00	11/04/2004
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	08/18/2004
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,415.00	07/20/2004
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	68.00	06/30/2004
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	53.00	06/16/2004
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,865.00	03/25/2004
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,070.00	11/07/2003
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	59.00	10/22/2003
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	01/08/2003
MS-66	NGC	Bowers & Merena	9,200.00	11/06/2002
MS-63	PCGS	Kingswood Galleries	1,093.00	10/03/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,696.00	09/01/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,070.00	06/18/2002
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	06/09/2002
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	2,530.00	03/21/2002
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	121.00	10/03/2001
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,725.00	10/03/2001
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	230.00	10/03/2001
MS-62	PCGS	R.M. Smythe	1,430.00	05/01/2001
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	11/16/2000
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	48.00	08/24/2000
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	875.00	08/17/2000
G-4	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	21.00	08/17/2000
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	90.00	06/08/2000
MS-61	NONE	Heritage Auctions	529.00	06/01/2000
MS-61	NONE	Heritage Auctions	150.00	05/04/2000
AU-53	NONE	Heritage Auctions	322.00	05/04/2000
AU-55	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	230.00	02/06/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,760.00	01/05/1999
XF-45	NONE	David Akers	303.00	05/01/1998
MS-64	NONE	Bowers & Merena	1,870.00	04/01/1997
MS-63	NONE	Bowers & Merena	1,320.00	01/25/1996
MS-60	NONE	Akers, Stack's, RARCOA, Superior	1,870.00	11/29/1995
MS-65+	NGC	Superior Galleries	3,080.00	05/01/1995
AU-50	NONE	Bowers & Merena	330.00	11/01/1988
MS-64	NONE	B. Max Mehl	2.50	06/01/1941
F-12	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	2.25	04/01/1941
XF-40	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	4.25	04/01/1941