Barber Half Dollar

Half Dollars · 1892–1915

Barber Half Dollar

Years of issue: 1892–1915

Years

Designer

Charles E. Barber

Composition

90% silver, 10% copper

Diameter

30.6 mm

Mass

12.5 g

Thickness

2.15 mm

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Denver

Metal

Silver

Design

Shared Barber Liberty; reverse heraldic eagle. Denver joined in 1906. 1892-O Micro O is a prized mintmark variety.

History

Common in low grade, genuinely scarce in AU and rare in gem — these circulated. 1892-O Micro O, 1914, and 1915 are the dates people chase. The type yielded to Weinman’s Walking Liberty in 1916.

Key dates

Varieties

1892-O · 1892-O Micro O

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