ONE BARBER HALF DOLLAR
$18.1411.25 g fine silver · 0.3617 ozt · 90% silver
Spot price · Nov 2, 1:22 PM UTC · gold-api.com
1892–1915
Charles E. Barber’s Liberty Head half dollar contains 11.25 g fine silver at its original standard weight. Check HALF DOLLAR; Barber dimes and quarters are smaller denominations.
YOUR COIN LOT
11.25 g fine silver
Barber half dollar values for common lots
Two Barber halves make $1 face with 22.5 g silver at standard weight. A twenty-coin roll is $10 face and 225 g fine silver. Keep dates, mintmarks and condition visible when requesting a collector quote before a bulk sale.
| Lot | Fine silver (ozt) | Melt value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 coin | 0.3617 | $18.14 |
| 2 coins | 0.7234 | $36.29 |
| 20 coins | 7.2339 | $362.89 |
| Standard roll · 20 coins | 7.2339 | $362.89 |
| 100 coins | 36.1696 | $1,814.45 |
| $1 face | 0.7234 | $36.29 |
1899 Barber half dollar · obverse
Photo: CoinFacts via Wikimedia Commons; photographer unrecorded; Charles E. Barber / U.S. Mint design · Public domain · resized
MATCH THE ISSUE
Check your coin
- Charles E. Barber’s Liberty faces right in a cap and laurel wreath; check a date from 1892–1915.
- Read HALF DOLLAR under the heraldic eagle. The 12.5 g, 90% silver half contains 11.25 g silver at standard weight.
- Find O, S or D below the eagle’s tail on the reverse; Philadelphia has no mintmark. The similar Barber dime and quarter are different denominations.
Keep collector condition intact: do not clean a coin to identify it. Use measured weight for a worn collection.
Eligible Barber half dollar issues
Original Barber half dollars dated 1892–1915 use the 12.5 g, .900 silver standard: 11.25 g fine silver, about 0.3617 fine troy ounce per coin. Select measured total weight for a worn group rather than assuming every coin still weighs 12.5 g.
Charles E. Barber’s half-dollar design
Liberty faces right in a cap and laurel wreath, with the date beneath. A heraldic eagle, shield, arrows and olive branch occupy the reverse. Read HALF DOLLAR: the similar Barber quarter and dime have different weights.
Find the mintmark below the eagle
Look on the reverse below the eagle’s tail and above HALF DOLLAR for O, S or D. Philadelphia issues have no mintmark. The mintmark changes the issue identification, not the nominal silver standard. Keep an identifiable coin intact for a collector assessment before selling for metal.