1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar
Strike Type
Coin Details
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026, from published price guides and, in some cases, recorded auction sales. For most coins the range runs from a well-worn example (around G-4) to an uncirculated one, but individual coins can sell for more or less depending on grade, eye appeal and demand. Compare recent sales of similar coins for a closer estimate.
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $42,594
- Sold
- Grade
- MS63+
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
Produced at the Philadelphia Mint, the 1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar is part of the Draped Bust Half Dollars 1796-1807 series. The Mint delivered 211,722 half dollars in calendar year 1805. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, a portrait traditionally credited to Gilbert Stuart, and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle, shield on breast, gripping an olive branch and a bundle of arrows, with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on a scroll in its beak. Multiple die varieties. Two of the 1805 obverse dies are overdates, 5 over 4. Struck in 89.2% silver, 10.8% copper, weighing 13.48 grams, 32.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered: fifty cents or half a dollar edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6069.
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