1859-S Half Dollar (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1859-S Half Dollar in circulated condition is worth between $50.00 and $2,100.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $2,250.00 and $85,000.00, 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 $82,250.00 in the 06/28/2014 by renowned auctioneer Stack's Bowers, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 30.00 millimeters

Weight: 12.40 grams

Mintage: 566,000

Mint: San Francisco

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

1859-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-68	85,000.00
MS-67+	50,000.00
MS-67	40,000.00
MS-66+	30,000.00
MS-66	25,000.00
MS-65+	12,500.00
MS-65	8,500.00
MS-64+	6,500.00
MS-64	5,500.00
MS-63+	5,000.00
MS-63	4,500.00
MS-62+	3,000.00
MS-62	2,750.00
MS-61	2,500.00
MS-60	2,250.00
AU-58+	2,100.00
AU-58	2,000.00
AU-55+	1,850.00
AU-55	1,750.00
AU-53+	1,600.00
AU-53	1,500.00
AU-50+	1,100.00
AU-50	1,000.00
XF-45+	650.00
XF-45	550.00
XF-40	450.00
VF-35	350.00
VF-30	325.00
VF-25	300.00
VF-20	250.00
F-15	175.00
F-12	150.00
VG-10	125.00
VG-8	100.00
G-6	90.00
G-4	80.00
AG-3	70.00
FR-2	60.00
PO-1	50.00

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	2,250.00	85,000.00	18,866.67
About Uncirculated	1,000.00	2,100.00	1,612.50
Extremely Fine	450.00	650.00	550.00
Fine and Very Fine	150.00	350.00	258.33
Good and Very Good	80.00	125.00	98.75
Poor, Fair, and About Good	50.00	70.00	60.00

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 1859 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($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1859 Half Dollar (Regular Strike)	45.00	800.00	850.00	35,000.00
1859-O Half Dollar (Regular Strike)	45.00	900.00	1,000.00	50,000.00
1859 Half Dollar (Proof)	650.00	900.00	1,000.00	20,000.00
1859 Half Dollar, DCAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	21,500.00	21,500.00
1859 Half Dollar, CAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	1,250.00	40,000.00

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.

1859-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

$94.00

Lowest Sale Price

$1,116.25

Highest Sale Price

$373.69

Average Sale Price

$456.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$12,331.63

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-68	47,000.00	82,250.00	60,716.67
MS-66	19,975.00	52,800.00	35,837.50
MS-65+	4,370.00	14,950.00	8,701.10
MS-64+	3,290.00	7,666.88	5,908.60
MS-64	1,540.00	10,350.00	4,963.05
MS-63+	3,290.00	3,840.00	3,565.00
MS-63	2,310.00	4,025.00	3,153.11
MS-62	1,610.00	2,350.00	2,048.33
MS-61	1,116.00	1,955.00	1,523.08
MS-60	646.00	5,463.00	2,133.38
AU-58	528.75	1,920.00	1,130.39
AU-55	98.00	1,028.13	484.69
AU-53	345.00	1,440.00	676.38
AU-50	94.00	1,116.25	373.69
XF-45	101.00	720.00	335.60
XF-40	26.00	575.00	237.67
VF-35	230.00	270.00	250.00
VF-30	102.00	210.00	172.76
VF-25	62.00	264.00	162.33
VF-20	114.00	228.00	153.25
F-15	94.00	94.00	94.00
F-12	5.80	115.00	69.76
VG-8	65.00	65.00	65.00
G-6	19.00	36.00	27.50
PO-1	36.00	161.00	102.00

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1859-S Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-68. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-68 having the highest max price $82,250.00.

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 1859-S Half Dollar (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1859-S Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 65.96% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / David Lawrence RC with 12.34% / 6.38% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1859-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
XF-45	NGC	Stack's Bowers	360.00	08/10/2023
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	432.00	06/28/2023
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	144.00	06/28/2023
VF-30	NGC	Heritage Auctions	204.00	06/21/2023
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	456.00	05/31/2023
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,800.00	04/24/2023
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	264.00	03/29/2023
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	169.00	03/01/2023
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	12/21/2022
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	384.00	11/09/2022
XF-45	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	400.00	07/24/2022
MS-60	NGC	Heritage Auctions	900.00	07/06/2022
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,140.00	06/01/2022
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	252.00	06/01/2022
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	528.00	05/18/2022
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	552.00	05/16/2022
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	336.00	04/28/2022
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,440.00	04/13/2022
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	720.00	03/14/2022
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	432.00	12/08/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	139.00	11/10/2021
MS-62	NGC	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	2,350.00	10/28/2021
MS-64	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	3,525.00	10/28/2021
MS-65+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	6,168.75	10/28/2021
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	4,050.00	08/22/2021
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	228.00	07/28/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	360.00	06/16/2021
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	390.00	04/18/2021
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	288.00	11/18/2020
MS-63+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,840.00	11/11/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	312.00	10/21/2020
MS-65+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	8,812.50	05/14/2020
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	930.00	05/13/2020
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	05/06/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	115.00	03/25/2020
AU-53	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	600.00	03/25/2020
VF-25	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	264.00	03/18/2020
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	144.00	01/22/2020
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	4,050.00	01/05/2020
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,920.00	12/07/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	168.00	08/28/2019
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	384.00	07/03/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	204.00	05/22/2019
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	114.00	04/03/2019
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	03/13/2019
MS-64+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	5,040.00	03/05/2019
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	288.00	02/27/2019
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	900.00	01/14/2019
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	180.00	12/26/2018
F-12	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	12/26/2018
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	264.00	10/24/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	217.20	10/17/2018
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	312.00	09/05/2018
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	480.00	08/22/2018
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	504.00	07/11/2018
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	180.00	03/27/2018
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	432.00	03/06/2018
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	500.40	01/23/2018
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	960.00	01/03/2018
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	480.00	01/03/2018
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	480.00	09/07/2017
F-12	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	65.00	08/21/2017
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,825.73	07/06/2017
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,439.38	04/04/2017
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,648.38	02/16/2017
MS-64+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,290.00	02/16/2017
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	7,637.50	02/16/2017
XF-45	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	305.50	09/12/2016
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,405.00	06/08/2016
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	8,900.63	04/27/2016
VF-30	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	210.00	03/27/2016
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	7,637.50	03/03/2016
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,290.00	02/04/2016
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,995.00	01/06/2016
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	528.75	12/03/2015
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,585.00	12/03/2015
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	587.50	12/03/2015
MS-66	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	19,975.00	10/15/2015
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	305.50	08/11/2015
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	998.75	07/12/2015
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	06/07/2015
MS-68	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	47,000.00	05/12/2015
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	517.00	04/26/2015
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,116.25	04/26/2015
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	5,581.25	03/06/2015
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	4,700.00	03/06/2015
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	646.25	03/01/2015
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	3,055.00	02/06/2015
MS-63	NGC	Stack's Bowers	3,055.00	02/06/2015
MS-63	NGC	Stack's Bowers	2,585.00	02/06/2015
MS-65+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	14,100.00	02/06/2015
MS-64+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	7,637.50	02/06/2015
MS-64+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	7,666.88	02/06/2015
MS-63+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	3,290.00	02/06/2015
MS-66	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	19,975.00	02/06/2015
VG-8	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	65.00	11/02/2014
F-15	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	94.00	09/22/2014
VF-30	PCGS	Great Collections	206.80	09/14/2014
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	587.50	08/05/2014
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	499.38	07/10/2014
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	7,600.00	06/29/2014
MS-68	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	82,250.00	06/28/2014
AU-50	ANACS	Great Collections	176.00	04/06/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,028.13	03/27/2014
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,028.13	02/27/2014
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	305.50	01/20/2014
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	823.00	12/05/2013
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	646.00	12/05/2013
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	499.00	11/01/2013
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	441.00	09/25/2013
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	368.00	09/25/2013
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	247.00	09/25/2013
AU-55	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	470.00	07/27/2013
MS-65+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	5,581.25	07/27/2013
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	9,016.00	07/14/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	117.00	07/07/2013
F-12	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	06/17/2013
AU-50	PCGS	Great Collections	634.00	06/09/2013
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	270.00	05/13/2013
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	329.00	04/24/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,581.00	04/24/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,994.00	03/21/2013
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	7,638.00	02/07/2013
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	123.00	01/21/2013
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	306.00	01/09/2013
MS-61	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,116.00	01/09/2013
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	36.00	11/12/2012
AU-50	ICG	Great Collections	303.00	09/09/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	382.00	09/06/2012
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	141.00	09/06/2012
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	3,525.00	06/29/2012
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	127.00	05/30/2012
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	161.00	05/07/2012
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	94.00	04/18/2012
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	9,775.00	04/18/2012
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	230.00	11/14/2011
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	10/13/2011
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	09/07/2011
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	09/07/2011
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	09/07/2011
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	10,350.00	08/18/2011
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	08/11/2011
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	6,038.00	08/11/2011
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	805.00	06/01/2011
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	69.00	06/01/2011
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,185.00	06/01/2011
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	138.00	04/27/2011
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	09/06/2010
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	08/11/2010
VF-25	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	08/02/2010
VF-25	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	62.00	08/02/2010
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	322.00	07/08/2010
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	06/02/2010
AU-55	DGS	David Lawrence RC	207.00	05/13/2010
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	01/06/2010
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	532.00	10/22/2009
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	322.00	10/22/2009
G-6	ICG	Heritage Auctions	36.00	04/29/2009
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	04/01/2009
G-6	ICG	Heritage Auctions	19.00	03/18/2009
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,600.00	12/04/2008
AU-55	ICG	Heritage Auctions	219.00	11/05/2008
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	115.00	10/15/2008
AU-55	ICG	Heritage Auctions	98.00	09/29/2008
XF-45	ICG	Heritage Auctions	121.00	09/24/2008
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	14,950.00	05/28/2008
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	299.00	05/28/2008
MS-61	NONE	Stack's	1,725.00	03/26/2008
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	150.00	03/17/2008
MS-61	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	1,955.00	01/08/2008
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	14,950.00	01/01/2008
MS-65+	NONE	Stack's	4,370.00	10/16/2007
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	09/27/2007
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	6,900.00	09/20/2007
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	09/05/2007
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	05/16/2007
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	94.00	05/14/2007
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	581.00	03/20/2007
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	02/20/2007
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	6,325.00	02/01/2007
XF-45	NGC	David Lawrence RC	242.00	01/29/2007
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	01/24/2007
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	01/09/2007
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	978.00	01/01/2007
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	5,463.00	10/01/2006
AU-50	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	150.00	07/24/2006
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	207.00	01/24/2006
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	115.00	06/08/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	05/15/2005
AU-55	ICG	Heritage Auctions	288.00	05/09/2005
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	4,025.00	04/04/2005
MS-63	NGC	David Lawrence RC	3,795.00	03/06/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	150.00	02/16/2005
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	02/09/2005
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	01/17/2005
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	299.00	12/13/2004
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	101.00	11/08/2004
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	101.00	09/13/2004
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	380.00	09/09/2004
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,048.00	09/09/2004
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,600.00	07/20/2004
AU-58	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	1,093.00	07/01/2004
MS-62	NGC	Superior Galleries	1,610.00	04/02/2004
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	102.00	11/26/2003
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	748.00	07/26/2003
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	483.00	11/21/2002
MS-63	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	3,450.00	11/06/2002
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	3,738.00	10/01/2002
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	219.00	07/27/2002
MS-68	NGC	Goldberg Auctioneers	52,900.00	02/18/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	4,370.00	01/08/2002
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	93.00	11/18/2001
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	311.00	10/06/2001
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	10/03/2001
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	236.00	10/03/2001
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	161.00	10/03/2001
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	575.00	08/04/2001
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	144.00	01/06/2001
AU-55	NONE	Heritage Auctions	288.00	05/04/2000
XF-40	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	81.00	02/06/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	3,680.00	01/05/1999
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	2,420.00	10/01/1998
XF-40	NONE	David Akers	330.00	05/01/1998
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	2,310.00	03/05/1998
MS-66	NONE	Bowers & Merena	50,600.00	04/01/1997
MS-66	NONE	Bowers & Merena	52,800.00	04/01/1997
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,650.00	03/06/1996
MS-64	NONE	Bowers & Merena	1,540.00	01/25/1996
MS-64	NONE	Bowers & Merena	2,640.00	01/25/1996
MS-63	NONE	Bowers & Merena	2,310.00	08/14/1995
MS-60	NONE	Bowers & Merena	1,320.00	11/01/1988
AU-50	NONE	Bowers & Merena	385.00	11/01/1988
XF-40	NONE	Bowers & Ruddy	300.00	11/01/1979
F-12	NONE	B. Max Mehl	5.80	06/01/1941
XF-40	NONE	Numismatic Gallery	26.00	04/01/1941