1880 Half Dollar (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1880 Half Dollar in circulated condition is worth between $300.00 and $1,850.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $1,900.00 and $25,000.00, 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 $29,770.00 in the 07/28/1997 by renowned auctioneer Bowers & Merena, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 30.00 millimeters

Weight: 12.50 grams

Mintage: 8,400

Mint: Philadelphia

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

1880 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-67+	25,000.00
MS-67	16,000.00
MS-66+	10,000.00
MS-66	7,000.00
MS-65+	5,500.00
MS-65	4,500.00
MS-64+	3,250.00
MS-64	2,750.00
MS-63+	2,500.00
MS-63	2,250.00
MS-62+	2,100.00
MS-62	2,000.00
MS-61	1,950.00
MS-60	1,900.00
AU-58+	1,850.00
AU-58	1,800.00
AU-55+	1,750.00
AU-55	1,700.00
AU-53+	1,650.00
AU-53	1,600.00
AU-50+	1,550.00
AU-50	1,500.00
XF-45+	1,350.00
XF-45	1,300.00
XF-40	1,250.00
VF-35	1,100.00
VF-30	1,000.00
VF-25	900.00
VF-20	850.00
F-15	800.00
F-12	750.00
VG-10	700.00
VG-8	650.00
G-6	550.00
G-4	450.00
AG-3	350.00
FR-2	325.00
PO-1	300.00

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	1,900.00	25,000.00	6,192.86
About Uncirculated	1,500.00	1,850.00	1,675.00
Extremely Fine	1,250.00	1,350.00	1,300.00
Fine and Very Fine	750.00	1,100.00	900.00
Good and Very Good	450.00	700.00	587.50
Poor, Fair, and About Good	300.00	350.00	325.00

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 1880 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($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1880 Half Dollar (Proof)	600.00	850.00	900.00	25,000.00
1880 Half Dollar, CAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	1,100.00	10,000.00
1880 Half Dollar, DCAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	5,000.00	15,000.00

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.

1880 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

$920.00

Lowest Sale Price

$29,770.00

Highest Sale Price

$2,936.16

Average Sale Price

$2,173.75

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$85,148.75

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-67+	20,400.00	20,400.00	20,400.00
MS-67	5,875.00	19,975.00	8,624.08
MS-66+	5,170.00	9,123.88	7,787.53
MS-66	863.00	15,950.00	5,348.65
MS-65+	1,650.00	9,987.50	3,893.14
MS-64	920.00	29,770.00	2,936.16
MS-63	673.00	2,760.00	1,465.25
MS-62	460.00	1,380.00	879.43
MS-61	541.00	1,528.00	883.33
MS-60	489.00	7,475.00	1,446.69
AU-58	805.00	1,292.50	1,029.75
AU-55	276.00	1,086.88	596.61
AU-53	380.00	1,275.00	803.50
AU-50	381.88	1,080.00	560.30
XF-45	299.00	1,200.00	635.29
XF-40	247.00	1,680.00	679.08
VF-35	408.00	679.00	558.33
VF-30	215.00	900.00	547.63
VF-25	489.00	720.00	568.00
VF-20	322.00	480.00	411.00
F-15	201.00	403.00	308.67
F-12	456.00	515.00	486.67
VG-10	185.00	517.00	340.00
VG-8	265.00	576.00	397.83
G-6	185.00	456.00	344.55
G-4	209.00	209.00	209.00
AG-3	106.00	190.00	151.75
PO-1	329.00	3,600.00	1,112.00

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1880 Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-67+. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-64 having the highest max price $29,770.00.

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 1880 Half Dollar (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1880 Half Dollar (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 65.78% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / Bowers & Merena with 8.00% / 6.67% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1880 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-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,400.00	07/23/2023
MS-65+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	9,987.50	05/25/2023
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,620.00	04/26/2023
F-12	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	515.00	04/16/2023
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,080.00	03/29/2023
MS-67	NGC	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	7,050.00	02/23/2023
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,140.00	11/16/2022
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,080.00	05/16/2022
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	2,160.00	04/13/2022
VF-30	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	900.00	11/10/2021
VF-35	NGC	Scotsman	679.00	11/05/2021
MS-66+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	9,106.25	10/28/2021
MS-64	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	2,173.75	10/28/2021
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	576.00	10/04/2021
MS-62	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,380.00	08/25/2021
VF-25	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	720.00	08/25/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	900.00	08/25/2021
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,160.00	08/22/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	1,821.25	05/27/2021
MS-66	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	5,287.50	05/27/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	1,410.00	05/27/2021
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	600.00	05/05/2021
MS-65+	PCGS	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	4,582.50	04/21/2021
MS-64	NGC	Legend Rare Coin Auctions	2,467.50	04/21/2021
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	2,050.00	03/28/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,760.00	03/10/2021
AU-53	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	1,275.00	02/28/2021
G-6	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	456.00	01/20/2021
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	480.00	01/20/2021
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,020.00	10/17/2020
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,140.00	07/22/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	480.00	06/17/2020
MS-67	NGC	Goldberg Auctioneers	9,312.00	06/03/2020
MS-67+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	20,400.00	04/26/2020
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	1,920.00	03/25/2020
XF-40	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	576.00	03/25/2020
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,320.00	03/25/2020
F-12	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	456.00	03/25/2020
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	408.00	02/05/2020
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,200.00	01/22/2020
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	480.00	09/18/2019
PO-1	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,600.00	09/08/2019
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	552.00	02/27/2019
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,680.00	02/03/2019
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	960.00	01/14/2019
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	600.00	12/14/2018
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,140.00	10/14/2018
G-6	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	08/15/2018
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	336.00	05/30/2018
MS-66+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	7,750.00	04/23/2018
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	588.00	02/22/2018
MS-60	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	660.00	12/13/2017
MS-65+	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	4,700.00	09/04/2017
MS-62	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	950.00	08/21/2017
VF-30	NONE	Bonham's	562.00	06/05/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,292.50	04/26/2017
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,585.00	02/16/2017
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	517.00	01/10/2017
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	19,975.00	01/04/2017
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	5,875.00	01/04/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,600.20	01/04/2017
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,762.50	10/31/2016
VG-8	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	376.00	10/12/2016
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	540.50	09/07/2016
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	7,637.50	06/08/2016
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,170.00	04/27/2016
PO-1	NGC	Stack's Bowers	423.00	03/30/2016
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,055.00	03/03/2016
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	12,925.00	02/04/2016
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,762.50	01/06/2016
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	9,123.88	07/12/2015
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,292.50	06/07/2015
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,086.88	06/07/2015
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,225.00	05/12/2015
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,762.50	04/26/2015
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	8,225.00	01/07/2015
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,230.00	01/07/2015
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	6,000.00	11/09/2014
VF-25	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	495.00	11/02/2014
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	381.88	11/02/2014
G-6	NGC	Heritage Auctions	377.18	08/04/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,581.25	07/10/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,115.00	06/04/2014
VF-30	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	544.03	04/23/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	3,290.00	02/05/2014
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	587.50	02/03/2014
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	564.00	01/20/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,645.00	01/08/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,232.50	01/08/2014
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,234.00	11/15/2013
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,820.00	11/15/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,055.00	09/25/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,528.00	09/25/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,880.00	04/16/2013
MS-67	NGC	Stack's Bowers	7,638.00	04/16/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,293.00	03/21/2013
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,528.00	02/07/2013
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,406.00	01/09/2013
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	329.00	11/29/2012
AU-53	PCGS	Great Collections	810.00	10/07/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	690.00	07/12/2012
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	805.00	05/30/2012
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	460.00	04/18/2012
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,313.00	03/08/2012
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,093.00	02/02/2012
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,990.00	01/03/2012
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,050.00	01/03/2012
F-12	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	489.00	11/15/2011
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	265.00	10/13/2011
AG-3	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	184.00	10/13/2011
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	09/07/2011
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	1,495.00	08/18/2011
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	1,955.00	08/15/2011
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	575.00	08/11/2011
VF-25	NGC	Heritage Auctions	489.00	07/07/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	834.00	06/01/2011
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,064.00	04/27/2011
VF-30	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	581.90	03/18/2011
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	690.00	01/05/2011
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	1,610.00	01/03/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	12/02/2010
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	748.00	12/02/2010
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,725.00	09/22/2010
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,150.00	08/11/2010
AU-55	NGC	Goldberg Auctioneers	391.00	06/02/2010
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,169.00	04/28/2010
MS-65+	NGC	Bowers & Merena	3,260.00	02/15/2010
MS-62	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	863.00	01/25/2010
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,175.00	12/03/2009
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	633.00	12/03/2009
MS-60	NGC	Heritage Auctions	489.00	12/03/2009
MS-60	NGC	Bowers & Merena	565.00	11/16/2009
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,625.00	09/11/2009
MS-65+	PCGS	Stack's	4,888.00	05/01/2009
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	05/01/2009
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,025.00	04/01/2009
VF-20	ICG	Heritage Auctions	431.00	04/01/2009
AU-55	ICG	Heritage Auctions	276.00	04/01/2009
XF-45	ICG	Heritage Auctions	431.00	03/01/2009
VF-30	DGS	David Lawrence RC	490.00	10/02/2008
MS-66	NGC	Bowers & Merena	10,638.00	07/26/2008
XF-40	NCS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	05/28/2008
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,795.00	04/01/2008
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	546.00	03/12/2008
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	604.00	02/13/2008
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,888.00	02/13/2008
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	1,840.00	01/08/2008
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,750.00	08/08/2007
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	05/15/2007
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,738.00	05/01/2007
F-15	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	04/02/2007
AU-53	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	583.00	03/20/2007
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	575.00	02/20/2007
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,760.00	02/01/2007
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,738.00	11/29/2006
G-4	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	209.00	10/30/2006
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	2,760.00	10/18/2006
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	09/19/2006
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	08/22/2006
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	1,495.00	08/16/2006
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,738.00	08/13/2006
VF-35	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	408.00	07/24/2006
MS-67	NGC	Bowers & Merena	8,625.00	03/16/2006
MS-66	PCGS	Superior Galleries	4,140.00	01/02/2006
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	690.00	09/26/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	07/27/2005
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	6,325.00	07/27/2005
MS-66	PCGS	American Numismatic Rarities	6,038.00	07/25/2005
MS-64	NGC	Bowers & Merena	3,910.00	07/25/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,208.00	06/02/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	1,035.00	06/01/2005
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	389.00	05/09/2005
VG-10	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	03/28/2005
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,163.00	03/24/2005
MS-64	NGC	David Lawrence RC	1,323.00	03/06/2005
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	7,475.00	03/01/2005
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	02/28/2005
MS-63	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	978.00	02/23/2005
AG-3	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	02/09/2005
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	759.00	01/17/2005
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	01/17/2005
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	978.00	01/12/2005
MS-66	NGC	American Numismatic Rarities	4,600.00	01/10/2005
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	518.00	12/08/2004
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	7,188.00	11/04/2004
F-15	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	09/13/2004
AG-3	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	190.00	08/23/2004
F-15	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	201.00	07/26/2004
MS-60	NCS	Heritage Auctions	541.00	07/26/2004
MS-67	NGC	Superior Galleries	6,325.00	04/02/2004
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	604.00	01/07/2004
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	01/07/2004
AG-3	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	106.00	10/15/2003
MS-67	NGC	Bowers & Merena	6,670.00	09/14/2003
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,750.00	07/26/2003
VG-10	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	185.00	05/05/2003
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,050.00	05/01/2003
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	299.00	03/03/2003
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	380.00	11/21/2002
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	414.00	07/27/2002
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,175.00	07/27/2002
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	541.00	06/01/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	04/25/2002
MS-66	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	4,830.00	03/21/2002
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	518.00	01/09/2002
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	391.00	01/09/2002
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	581.00	10/03/2001
G-6	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	185.00	09/05/2001
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	978.00	08/08/2001
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	247.00	08/04/2001
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	673.00	04/05/2001
VF-30	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	215.00	11/23/2000
MS-67	PCGS	Kingswood Galleries	8,338.00	06/22/2000
MS-66	PCGS	Superior Galleries	3,910.00	06/05/2000
MS-66	PCGS	Superior Galleries	863.00	06/05/2000
MS-62	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	460.00	02/06/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	1,725.00	01/05/1999
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,640.00	03/05/1998
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	2,420.00	03/05/1998
MS-66	PCGS	Kingswood Galleries	4,620.00	09/01/1997
MS-64	NONE	Bowers & Merena	29,770.00	07/28/1997
MS-60	NONE	Akers, Stack's, RARCOA, Superior	1,265.00	11/29/1995
MS-65+	NONE	Stack's	1,650.00	10/01/1992
MS-63	NONE	Stack's	880.00	08/10/1990
MS-66	NGC	RARCOA	15,950.00	08/10/1990