1858-S Half Dollar (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1858-S Half Dollar in circulated condition is worth between $40.00 and $2,000.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $2,500.00 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 $34,500.00 in the 01/01/2007 by renowned auctioneer Heritage Auctions, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 30.00 millimeters

Weight: 12.40 grams

Mintage: 476,000

Mint: San Francisco

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

1858-S 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+	25,000.00
MS-65	20,000.00
MS-64+	12,500.00
MS-64	10,000.00
MS-63+	6,500.00
MS-63	5,500.00
MS-62+	4,000.00
MS-62	3,000.00
MS-61	2,750.00
MS-60	2,500.00
AU-58+	2,000.00
AU-58	1,750.00
AU-55+	1,500.00
AU-55	1,400.00
AU-53+	1,300.00
AU-53	1,250.00
AU-50+	1,150.00
AU-50	1,100.00
XF-45+	1,000.00
XF-45	900.00
XF-40	600.00
VF-35	500.00
VF-30	400.00
VF-25	350.00
VF-20	325.00
F-15	250.00
F-12	200.00
VG-10	175.00
VG-8	150.00
G-6	125.00
G-4	100.00
AG-3	65.00
FR-2	50.00
PO-1	40.00

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	2,500.00	50,000.00	12,886.36
About Uncirculated	1,100.00	2,000.00	1,431.25
Extremely Fine	600.00	1,000.00	833.33
Fine and Very Fine	200.00	500.00	337.50
Good and Very Good	100.00	175.00	137.50
Poor, Fair, and About Good	40.00	65.00	51.67

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 1858 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($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1858 Half Dollar (Regular Strike)	45.00	800.00	850.00	9,000.00
1858-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike)	45.00	800.00	850.00	35,000.00
1858 Half Dollar (Proof)	1,000.00	1,100.00	1,250.00	45,000.00
1858 Half Dollar, CAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	4,000.00	27,500.00

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.

1858-S 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

$32.00

Lowest Sale Price

$504.00

Highest Sale Price

$237.58

Average Sale Price

$504.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$10,215.93

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-66	12,650.00	34,500.00	28,237.50
MS-65+	9,200.00	10,925.00	9,971.88
MS-64+	10,575.00	10,575.00	10,575.00
MS-64	3,960.00	8,165.00	5,912.27
MS-63	2,070.00	12,100.00	4,157.91
MS-62	834.00	2,585.00	1,798.80
MS-61	1,354.80	1,880.00	1,585.71
MS-60	460.00	2,300.00	1,265.00
AU-58	371.00	1,265.00	889.37
AU-55	75.00	4,370.00	772.59
AU-53	317.00	822.50	479.66
AU-50	54.00	1,020.00	402.51
XF-45	104.00	2,640.00	409.18
XF-40	32.00	504.00	237.58
VF-35	127.00	576.00	316.39
VF-30	74.00	282.00	173.00
VF-25	168.00	168.00	168.00
VF-20	7.25	192.00	99.91
F-15	138.00	173.00	155.67
F-12	12.00	212.00	111.44
VG-10	69.00	69.00	69.00
VG-8	28.00	70.00	49.00
PO-1	66.00	434.75	194.15

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1858-S 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 $34,500.00.

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 1858-S Half Dollar (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1858-S Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 68.83% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / Bowers & Merena with 11.26% / 4.33% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1858-S 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
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	300.00	06/21/2023
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,560.00	05/07/2023
MS-61	NGC	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	1,703.75	04/27/2023
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	504.00	04/24/2023
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	168.00	03/29/2023
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	149.00	03/01/2023
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	114.00	03/01/2023
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,640.00	12/18/2022
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	600.00	11/02/2022
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	240.00	10/05/2022
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	900.00	08/31/2022
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	576.00	07/25/2022
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	384.00	06/08/2022
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	780.00	05/16/2022
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,020.00	04/13/2022
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	408.00	01/12/2022
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	576.00	11/10/2021
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	780.00	09/08/2021
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	384.00	08/25/2021
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	06/16/2021
F-12	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	85.00	06/16/2021
F-12	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	139.20	05/05/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	156.00	11/18/2020
VF-30	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	240.00	09/10/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	192.00	09/10/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	192.00	09/10/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	432.00	09/10/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	120.00	09/10/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,640.00	04/01/2020
VF-35	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	360.00	03/25/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	552.00	03/25/2020
F-15	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	156.00	03/25/2020
VF-35	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	336.00	03/25/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	156.00	03/25/2020
VF-25	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	168.00	02/18/2020
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	01/22/2020
MS-64+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	10,575.00	12/12/2019
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,354.80	12/07/2019
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	216.00	09/11/2019
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	132.00	08/28/2019
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	540.00	08/21/2019
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	600.00	05/15/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	336.00	04/03/2019
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	528.00	03/16/2019
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	144.00	03/13/2019
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	960.00	01/14/2019
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	264.00	12/19/2018
AU-50	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	187.00	09/23/2018
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	150.00	09/19/2018
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,920.00	04/29/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	03/27/2018
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	528.00	03/20/2018
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	03/13/2018
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	528.00	03/06/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	192.00	01/30/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	01/09/2018
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	504.00	11/08/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	32,900.00	04/26/2017
XF-45	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	350.00	11/28/2016
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	663.88	07/07/2016
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	446.50	06/22/2016
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	258.50	06/07/2016
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	176.25	04/19/2015
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	505.25	03/27/2015
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	235.00	03/01/2015
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	235.00	12/21/2014
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	193.88	11/09/2014
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	171.55	11/02/2014
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	310.00	11/02/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	32,900.00	10/27/2014
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	235.00	09/22/2014
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	9,987.50	09/04/2014
AU-53	NGC	Great Collections	468.60	08/24/2014
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	822.50	08/05/2014
PO-1	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	434.75	08/04/2014
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	158.40	07/13/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,175.00	07/10/2014
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	07/10/2014
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	70.00	07/07/2014
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	205.63	06/02/2014
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	763.75	04/23/2014
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	411.25	03/03/2014
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,057.50	02/27/2014
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	82.50	01/26/2014
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	211.50	01/20/2014
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,585.00	01/08/2014
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	441.00	11/15/2013
F-12	NGC	Heritage Auctions	212.00	11/15/2013
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,880.00	11/01/2013
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	132.00	09/30/2013
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	09/25/2013
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	382.00	09/25/2013
XF-40	PCGS	Great Collections	330.00	08/11/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	171.00	07/28/2013
MS-63	NGC	Stack's Bowers	3,525.00	07/27/2013
AU-58	NGC	Stack's Bowers	881.25	07/27/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	87.00	07/07/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	266.00	07/07/2013
VF-30	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	220.00	07/07/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	168.00	06/30/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	66.00	04/16/2013
AU-55	NGC	Stack's Bowers	588.00	04/16/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Great Collections	938.00	03/17/2013
F-12	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	109.00	12/24/2012
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	12/03/2012
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,175.00	11/29/2012
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	223.00	11/26/2012
XF-40	NGC	Great Collections	275.00	09/16/2012
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	09/06/2012
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	165.00	08/13/2012
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	748.00	05/30/2012
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	04/18/2012
AU-53	NGC	Stack's Bowers	489.00	03/22/2012
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	02/06/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	02/02/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	01/23/2012
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	322.00	12/08/2011
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	345.00	11/15/2011
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	32.00	11/14/2011
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	253.00	10/13/2011
MS-63	NGC	Stack's Bowers	2,990.00	08/18/2011
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	299.00	08/11/2011
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,150.00	07/07/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,150.00	01/05/2011
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	230.00	10/27/2010
XF-45	ICG	Heritage Auctions	288.00	09/22/2010
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	196.00	08/11/2010
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	08/02/2010
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	08/02/2010
F-15	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	173.00	08/02/2010
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	253.00	07/08/2010
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	06/02/2010
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,025.00	03/24/2010
XF-45	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	265.00	03/15/2010
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	02/03/2010
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	219.00	12/03/2009
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	9,200.00	09/11/2009
VG-8	ICG	Heritage Auctions	28.00	07/08/2009
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	403.00	04/01/2009
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	94.00	03/25/2009
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	02/01/2009
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	9,775.00	02/01/2009
AU-55	NGC	David Lawrence RC	719.00	01/29/2009
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	231.00	01/01/2009
VF-20	ICG	Heritage Auctions	21.00	09/29/2008
AU-50	ICG	Heritage Auctions	54.00	09/29/2008
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,169.00	09/01/2008
AU-53	DGS	David Lawrence RC	345.00	08/14/2008
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	299.00	06/26/2008
VF-20	NCS	Heritage Auctions	64.00	05/28/2008
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	403.00	04/23/2008
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	371.00	10/02/2007
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	196.00	05/16/2007
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	05/16/2007
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	02/20/2007
XF-45	NGC	David Lawrence RC	288.00	01/29/2007
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	317.00	01/09/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	34,500.00	01/01/2007
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	10/24/2006
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	546.00	10/24/2006
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,035.00	10/01/2006
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	08/28/2006
VF-35	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	07/11/2006
XF-40	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	115.00	06/26/2006
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	75.00	06/06/2006
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	748.00	06/01/2006
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	207.00	02/19/2006
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	01/24/2006
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	54.00	11/16/2005
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	150.00	11/02/2005
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	12,650.00	07/28/2005
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	184.00	07/13/2005
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	690.00	06/29/2005
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	62.00	06/08/2005
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	06/06/2005
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	115.00	06/05/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,738.00	06/02/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	184.00	03/27/2005
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	319.00	02/16/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	02/09/2005
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	184.00	01/17/2005
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	748.00	01/17/2005
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	196.00	01/17/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	7,475.00	01/12/2005
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	10,925.00	01/12/2005
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,990.00	01/12/2005
MS-62	PCGS	American Numismatic Rarities	1,840.00	01/10/2005
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	98.00	01/05/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	219.00	12/13/2004
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	748.00	09/09/2004
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	472.00	07/20/2004
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	64.00	06/30/2004
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	105.00	06/16/2004
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	121.00	04/28/2004
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	8,050.00	12/04/2003
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	11/17/2003
MS-64	PCGS	Kingswood Galleries	4,900.00	09/25/2003
MS-64	PCGS	Superior Galleries	8,165.00	04/04/2003
MS-63	NGC	Bowers & Merena	2,070.00	01/01/2003
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	11/21/2002
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	2,300.00	10/01/2002
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	219.00	09/29/2002
VF-35	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	04/28/2002
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	334.00	04/25/2002
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	132.00	02/24/2002
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	834.00	10/03/2001
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	10/03/2001
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	155.00	10/03/2001
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	552.00	10/03/2001
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	08/04/2001
MS-62	PCGS	R.M. Smythe	1,815.00	05/01/2001
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	05/01/2001
AU-55	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	184.00	06/07/2000
AU-50	NONE	Heritage Auctions	374.00	05/04/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	7,245.00	03/23/2000
XF-45	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	173.00	02/06/2000
MS-60	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	460.00	02/06/2000
MS-63	NONE	Bowers & Merena	4,370.00	05/07/1999
AU-55	NGC	Superior Galleries	4,370.00	02/08/1999
MS-63	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	3,450.00	01/05/1999
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,370.00	07/30/1997
XF-40	NONE	Bowers & Merena	330.00	04/01/1997
MS-64	NONE	Bowers & Merena	5,720.00	04/01/1997
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	4,950.00	01/25/1996
MS-64	NONE	Bowers & Merena	3,960.00	01/25/1996
MS-63	NONE	RARCOA	2,310.00	08/10/1990
MS-63	NONE	Bowers & Merena	12,100.00	11/01/1988
VF-20	NONE	B. Max Mehl	7.25	06/01/1941
VF-20	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	19.00	04/01/1941
F-12	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	12.00	04/01/1941
VF-20	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	15.00	04/01/1941