Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollar (1807-36) Current Numismatic Coin Values

The Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollar was the fifty cent coin of the United States from 1807 to 1836.

In the early decades of the US Mint, die sinking was much less precise than what we are accustomed to in the modern age, leading to many Capped Bust Half Dollar varieties. Some of them are very rare and valuable.

How valuable? This page lists numismatic coin values of the Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollar. This data, located near the bottom of this page, is useful to estimate retail selling prices of individual dates and varieties, across a wide spectrum of grades.

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Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollar Specifications
Diameter:	Weight:	Minted:	Composition:	Designer	Edge:
approx 32.5 mm	13.48 g	1807-1836	.1076 Cu .8924 Ag	John Reich	Lettered
Coin Photos courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA

Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollar Current Coin Values
Courtesy of Numismaster US Coin Values

Coin values are presented as a price range for each date and grade listed below. The information below was last updated on October 28, 2011.

Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1807 small stars	750,500	40.00 - 60.00	60.00 - 90.00	100 - 150	140 - 210	280 - 420	600 - 900	1520 - 2280	5200 - 7800	7880 - 11820
1807 large stars	Inc. Ab.	36.00 - 54.00	52.00 - 78.00	92.00 - 138	132 - 198	240 - 360	528 - 792	1400 - 2100	4520 - 6780	7120 - 10680
1807 50/20 C.	Inc. Ab.	27.20 - 40.80	45.60 - 68.40	68.00 - 102	100 - 150	156 - 234	360 - 540	1200 - 1800	2520 - 3780	5200 - 7800
1807 bearded goddess	-	---	248 - 372	360 - 540	620 - 930	1200 - 1800	2680 - 4020	5480 - 8220	18000 - 27000	---
1808	1,368,600	---	33.60 - 50.40	53.60 - 80.40	67.20 - 101	74.40 - 112	116 - 174	280 - 420	440 - 660	1440 - 2160
1808/7	Inc. Ab.	---	46.40 - 69.60	72.00 - 108	88.00 - 132	108 - 162	192 - 288	352 - 528	1480 - 2220	4320 - 6480
1809 Normal edge	1,405,810	25.60 - 38.40	36.80 - 55.20	52.00 - 78.00	65.60 - 98.40	72.00 - 108	112 - 168	300 - 450	600 - 900	1200 - 1800
1809 XXXX edge	Inc. Ab.	---	---	64.00 - 96.00	84.00 - 126	108 - 162	148 - 222	440 - 660	760 - 1140	3560 - 5340
1809 IIIIIII edge	Inc. Ab.	---	---	68.00 - 102	88.00 - 132	112 - 168	168 - 252	360 - 540	680 - 1020	3200 - 4800
1810	1,276,276	25.60 - 38.40	36.80 - 55.20	51.20 - 76.80	64.80 - 97.20	69.60 - 104	108 - 162	212 - 318	520 - 780	1560 - 2340
1811 small 8	1,203,644	---	---	56.00 - 84.00	64.00 - 96.00	67.20 - 101	100 - 150	280 - 420	640 - 960	1880 - 2820
1811 large 8	Inc. Ab.	---	---	64.00 - 96.00	85.60 - 128	92.00 - 138	140 - 210	340 - 510	800 - 1200	1920 - 2880
1811 dated 18.11	Inc. Ab.	---	---	62.40 - 93.60	80.00 - 120	88.00 - 132	132 - 198	520 - 780	1000 - 1500	2800 - 4200
1812	1,628,059	25.60 - 38.40	36.80 - 55.20	51.20 - 76.80	64.80 - 97.20	67.20 - 101	88.00 - 132	203 - 305	324 - 486	1080 - 1620
1812/1 small 8	Inc. Ab.	---	---	64.00 - 96.00	77.60 - 116	92.00 - 138	160 - 240	400 - 600	1080 - 1620	2000 - 3000
Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1812/1 large 8	Inc. Ab.	---	---	1320 - 1980	1960 - 2940	3600 - 5400	5400 - 8100	9600 - 14400	16800 - 25200	---
1812 Single leaf below wing	Inc. Ab.	---	---	600 - 900	760 - 1140	1000 - 1500	1920 - 2880	3200 - 4800	5440 - 8160	10000 - 15000
1813	1,241,903	25.60 - 38.40	36.80 - 55.20	51.20 - 76.80	64.80 - 97.20	67.20 - 101	88.00 - 132	147 - 221	356 - 534	1120 - 1680
1813 50/UNI reverse	1,241,903	---	---	59.20 - 88.80	80.80 - 121	96.00 - 144	140 - 210	520 - 780	1080 - 1620	2920 - 4380
1814	1,039,075	25.60 - 38.40	36.80 - 55.20	51.20 - 76.80	64.80 - 97.20	67.20 - 101	96.00 - 144	228 - 342	520 - 780	1320 - 1980
1814/3	Inc. Ab.	---	---	80.00 - 120	132 - 198	196 - 294	240 - 360	680 - 1020	1320 - 1980	2600 - 3900
1814 E/A in States	Inc. Ab.	---	---	68.00 - 102	88.00 - 132	120 - 180	180 - 270	308 - 462	760 - 1140	3160 - 4740
1814 Single leaf below wing	Inc. Ab.	---	---	60.00 - 90.00	77.60 - 116	96.00 - 144	152 - 228	460 - 690	1080 - 1620	1800 - 2700
1815/2	47,150	440 - 660	680 - 1020	880 - 1320	1240 - 1860	1800 - 2700	2920 - 4380	4400 - 6600	6360 - 9540	11600 - 17400
1817	1,215,567	25.60 - 38.40	36.80 - 55.20	53.60 - 80.40	67.20 - 101	69.60 - 104	92.00 - 138	156 - 234	332 - 498	1040 - 1560
1817/3	Inc. Ab.	36.00 - 54.00	68.00 - 102	92.00 - 138	140 - 210	224 - 336	420 - 630	920 - 1380	1880 - 2820	3880 - 5820
1817/4	-	---	---	48000 - 72000	64000 - 96000	120000 - 180000	160000 - 240000	192000 - 288000	---	---
1817 dated 181.7	Inc. Ab.	---	52.00 - 78.00	80.00 - 120	69.60 - 104	72.00 - 108	80.00 - 120	460 - 690	1080 - 1620	3160 - 4740
1817 Single leaf below wing	Inc. Ab.	---	38.40 - 57.60	60.00 - 90.00	78.40 - 118	96.00 - 144	164 - 246	440 - 660	1680 - 2520	2200 - 3300
1818	1,960,322	---	35.20 - 52.80	51.20 - 76.80	64.80 - 97.20	67.20 - 101	92.00 - 138	180 - 270	324 - 486	1080 - 1620
Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1818/7 Large 8	Inc. Ab.	---	52.00 - 78.00	80.00 - 120	92.00 - 138	116 - 174	152 - 228	260 - 390	760 - 1140	1480 - 2220
1818/7 Small 8	Inc. Ab.	---	49.60 - 74.40	78.40 - 118	88.00 - 132	104 - 156	120 - 180	200 - 300	680 - 1020	1320 - 1980
1819	2,208,000	---	35.20 - 52.80	51.20 - 76.80	64.80 - 97.20	67.20 - 101	92.00 - 138	140 - 210	316 - 474	1080 - 1620
1819/8 small 9	Inc. Ab.	---	38.40 - 57.60	60.00 - 90.00	73.60 - 110	84.00 - 126	144 - 216	232 - 348	520 - 780	1520 - 2280
1819/8 large 9	Inc. Ab.	---	44.80 - 67.20	68.00 - 102	84.00 - 126	120 - 180	220 - 330	308 - 462	680 - 1020	1600 - 2400
1820 Curl Base 2, small date	751,122	---	36.80 - 55.20	56.00 - 84.00	68.00 - 102	73.60 - 110	96.00 - 144	228 - 342	760 - 1140	1800 - 2700
1820 Square Base 2 with knob, large date	Inc. Ab.	27.20 - 40.80	37.60 - 56.40	57.60 - 86.40	72.00 - 108	80.00 - 120	108 - 162	320 - 480	640 - 960	1920 - 2880
1820 Square Base 2 without know, large date	Inc. Ab.	27.20 - 40.80	37.60 - 56.40	57.60 - 86.40	72.00 - 108	80.00 - 120	120 - 180	380 - 570	880 - 1320	2000 - 3000
1820 E's without Serifs	Inc. Ab.	---	---	208 - 312	360 - 540	720 - 1080	1720 - 2580	2800 - 4200	4400 - 6600	---
1820/19 Square Base 2	Inc. Ab.	---	---	88.00 - 132	104 - 156	132 - 198	192 - 288	620 - 930	1320 - 1980	2600 - 3900
1820/19 Curled Base 2	Inc. Ab.	---	---	76.00 - 114	92.00 - 138	112 - 168	160 - 240	520 - 780	1160 - 1740	2320 - 3480
1821	1,305,797	24.00 - 36.00	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	148 - 222	460 - 690	1080 - 1620
1822	1,559,573	24.00 - 36.00	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	144 - 216	360 - 540	1000 - 1500
1822/1	Inc. Ab.	---	49.60 - 74.40	66.40 - 99.60	80.00 - 120	100 - 150	220 - 330	308 - 462	640 - 960	1520 - 2280
1823	1,694,200	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	140 - 210	340 - 510	920 - 1380
Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1823 broken 3	Inc. Ab.	---	---	54.40 - 81.60	70.40 - 106	80.00 - 120	108 - 162	400 - 600	1200 - 1800	2560 - 3840
1823 patched 3	Inc. Ab.	---	---	58.40 - 87.60	75.20 - 113	92.00 - 138	124 - 186	440 - 660	760 - 1140	1600 - 2400
1823 ugly 3	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	62.40 - 93.60	79.20 - 119	100 - 150	144 - 216	600 - 900	1400 - 2100	3360 - 5040
1824	3,504,954	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	140 - 210	288 - 432	860 - 1290
1824/21	Inc. Ab.	---	34.40 - 51.60	50.40 - 75.60	65.60 - 98.40	76.00 - 114	97.60 - 146	220 - 330	520 - 780	1600 - 2400
1824/4	Inc. Ab.	---	32.80 - 49.20	48.80 - 73.20	64.00 - 96.00	69.60 - 104	88.00 - 132	180 - 270	400 - 600	1080 - 1620
1824 1824/various dates	Inc. Ab.	---	32.80 - 49.20	48.00 - 72.00	63.20 - 94.80	69.60 - 104	80.00 - 120	240 - 360	700 - 1050	1600 - 2400
1825	2,943,166	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	140 - 210	280 - 420	840 - 1260
1826	4,004,180	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	140 - 210	280 - 420	840 - 1260
1827 curled 2	5,493,400	---	34.40 - 51.60	48.80 - 73.20	64.80 - 97.20	76.00 - 114	104 - 156	148 - 222	360 - 540	1120 - 1680
1827 square 2	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	140 - 210	280 - 420	840 - 1260
1827/6	Inc. Ab.	---	44.00 - 66.00	68.00 - 102	76.00 - 114	96.00 - 144	124 - 186	212 - 318	520 - 780	1160 - 1740
1828 curled-base 2, no knob	3,075,200	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	140 - 210	280 - 420	920 - 1380
1828 curled-base 2, knobbed 2	Inc. Ab.	---	---	62.40 - 93.60	79.20 - 119	100 - 150	144 - 216	196 - 294	368 - 552	1040 - 1560
1828 small 8s, square-base 2, large letters	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	48.00 - 72.00	64.00 - 96.00	76.00 - 114	96.00 - 144	140 - 210	280 - 420	840 - 1260
Coin	Mintage	FR2	AG3	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60
1828 small 8s, square-base 2, small letters	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	81.60 - 122	200 - 300	600 - 900	1520 - 2280
1828 large 8s, square-base 2	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	32.80 - 49.20	46.40 - 69.60	60.80 - 91.20	68.00 - 102	77.60 - 116	140 - 210	280 - 420	840 - 1260
1829	3,712,156	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	252 - 378	800 - 1200
1829 Large letters	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	---	47.20 - 70.80	63.20 - 94.80	68.00 - 102	80.00 - 120	144 - 216	336 - 504	1000 - 1500
1829/7	Inc. Ab.	---	32.80 - 49.20	62.40 - 93.60	79.20 - 119	100 - 150	136 - 204	160 - 240	380 - 570	1000 - 1500
1830 Small O rev	4,764,800	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	252 - 378	800 - 1200
1830 Large O	Inc. Ab.	24.00 - 36.00	32.80 - 49.20	48.00 - 72.00	62.40 - 93.60	67.20 - 101	84.00 - 126	151 - 227	440 - 660	1600 - 2400
1830 Large letter rev	Inc. Ab.	---	---	1200 - 1800	1800 - 2700	2400 - 3600	3000 - 4500	3840 - 5760	7840 - 11760	---
1831	5,873,660	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	252 - 378	800 - 1200
1832 small letters	4,797,000	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	252 - 378	800 - 1200
1832 large letters	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	46.40 - 69.60	60.00 - 90.00	64.80 - 97.20	76.00 - 114	140 - 210	300 - 450	1080 - 1620
1833	5,206,000	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	260 - 390	800 - 1200
1834 small date, large stars, small letters	6,412,004	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	59.20 - 88.80	61.60 - 92.40	69.60 - 104	130 - 196	260 - 390	820 - 1230
1834 small date, small stars, small letters	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	59.20 - 88.80	61.60 - 92.40	69.60 - 104	130 - 196	260 - 390	820 - 1230
1834 large date, small letters	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	59.20 - 88.80	61.60 - 92.40	69.60 - 104	130 - 196	260 - 390	820 - 1230
1834 large date, large letters	Inc. Ab.	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	252 - 378	800 - 1200
1835	5,352,006	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	252 - 378	800 - 1200
1836	6,545,000	21.60 - 32.40	30.40 - 45.60	44.00 - 66.00	57.60 - 86.40	60.00 - 90.00	68.00 - 102	127 - 191	252 - 378	800 - 1200
1836	Inc. Ab.	33.60 - 50.40	46.40 - 69.60	64.00 - 96.00	76.00 - 114	96.00 - 144	212 - 318	360 - 540	800 - 1200	2000 - 3000
1836 50/00	Inc. Ab.	---	---	74.40 - 112	89.60 - 134	100 - 150	132 - 198	240 - 360	640 - 960	1400 - 2100