1801 Draped Bust Half Dollar
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Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Auction Record
$329,000 MS64 11-15-2013 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1801 Draped Bust Half Dollar is a half dollar produced at the Philadelphia Mint as part of the Draped Bust Half Dollars 1796-1807 series. With a mintage of 30,289, this is a scarce issue. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, designed after a Gilbert Stuart portrait and the reverse displays a small, naturalistic eagle perched on a palm branch within a wreath (1796-1797) or a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM (1801-1807). After a gap (1798-1800), half dollar production resumed with the heraldic eagle reverse. Estimated market value ranges from $1.2K to $93K depending on grade and condition. Struck in 89.2% silver, 10.8% copper, weighing 13.5 grams, 32.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered: fifty cents or half a dollar edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6064.
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