August 16, 2009 The 1886 Liberty Head Half Eagle {$5} was produced at 2 US mints: Philadelphia which is shown as 1886-P in this list and San Francisco which is shown as 1886-S in this list. To determine which coin you have it is necessary to locate the mint mark. This mark consists of a small letter and will be found on the reverse [tails] side of the coin just below the eagle. The letter "S" is for San Francisco. If there is no letter below the eagle the coin was minted in Philadelphia. The circulated and Uncirculated values for these coins are shown in the following list: Circulated Grades..........1886-P...........1886-S VF30................................$335...............$335 EF40................................$345...............$445 AU55................................$370...............$370 Uncirculated GradesMS60...............................$465................$450 MS62...............................$650................$550 MS63...............................$1650..............$1250 MS64...............................$3500..............$2100 MS65...............................$10,000...........$7000
The last year Carson City struck Seated Liberty halfs was 1878
You have in your possession a 1897 Coronet Head $5 Half Eagle - if this coin is in fine condition (F12), its value is: $250.
In average condition it's worth about $50
$9 to $415 depending upon the condition of the coin.
No Seated Eagle 1842 half dollars exist, But Liberty Seated halves do. So look at the coin again, and check the back under the eagle for a "O" mintmark. Post new question with more information.
Circulated coins have retail values of $312.00-$414.00. The 1880 Liberty Head Half Eagle is a common coin.
Yes. This coin is called a Walking Liberty Half Dollar.
The Liberty Half Dollar - also called the "Barber" Half Dollar - has an image of Liberty's Head with the Eagle Crest image on the reverse, and was minted from 1892 to 1915. The Walking Liberty Half Dollars - or "Walkers" - show an entire Liberty's body walking, with a reverse showing a side view of an eagle perched on a rock, and was minted from 1916 through 1947.
There is no such thing as a "Liberty" coin. Almost all US coins have either a depiction of Liberty or the word Liberty on them. Is this a Walking Liberty Half-Dollar? A Barber Dime? A Morgan Dollar? An Indian-Head Cent? A Seated Liberty half-dime? A gold half-eagle? A Silver Eagle? Etc. Without knowing the denomination, it is impossible to answer your question.
Silver Eagle, Gold Eagle, Kennedy Half Dollar, Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Washington Quarter, Standing Liberty Quarter, Barber Half Dollar, Barber Quarter Dollar and others from the 18th and 19th centuries.
There's no genuine Walking Liberty half with a double-headed eagle. My guess is that you have an altered coin, but you may want to have it examined in person. The good news is that the coin is 90% silver which means it's worth about 1/3 of the going price for an ounce of silver.
ALL U.S. coins have the back side inverted with respect to the front.