1835 Capped Bust Half Dollar

Coin Details

Auction Record

$30,800 MS65 04-01-1997 Bowers & Merena

Description

Part of the Capped Bust Half Dollars 1807-1839 series, the 1835 Capped Bust Half Dollar is a half dollar from the Philadelphia Mint. The U.S. Mint produced 5.4 million examples, making this the highest mintage among 3 variants, accounting for 100% of the year's production. The obverse features Liberty facing left wearing a mob cap or turban, designed by John Reich who worked as an indentured servant at the Mint and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM within a motto scroll. Minted during the age of Jacksonian democracy and the rise of the common man, as new branch mints opened in Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans. Philadelphia's mint — the nation's first — has produced coins without interruption since its founding in 1792. Estimated market value ranges from $97 to $2.5K 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 #6168.