1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar
Base
About This Coin
The 1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar is a United States half dollar from the Draped Bust Half Dollars 1796-1807 series. The Mint delivered 839,576 half dollars in calendar year 1806, not all of them necessarily dated 1806. 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. Produced during the earliest years of the United States Mint, when the young republic was establishing its monetary system and coinage traditions. 32.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered: fifty cents or half a dollar edge. Designed by Robert Scot.
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 across all of this coin's strike types, 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.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(8)
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - 6 over Inverted 6
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - 6/5 Large Stars
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - Brunk H-909 Countermark
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - E over A in States O-124
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - Knob 6, No Stem
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - Knob 6, Small Stars
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - Pointed 6, No Stem
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar - Pointed 6, Stem
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