Seated Liberty Half Dollars 1881 50C PF

NGC Universal ID: 27UG

Coin Information

1881 50C PF
Obverse
1881 50C PF
Reverse
  • Category: Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891)
  • Mint: Philadelphia
  • Mintage: 975
  • Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
  • Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
  • Composition: Silver
  • Fineness: 0.9
  • Weight: 12.5g
  • ASW: 0.3617oz
  • Melt Value: $12.16 (4/24/2025)
  • Diameter: 30.6mm
  • Edge: Reeded
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Grade Summary

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1881 50C PF
 
NGC Price Guide
NGC Census
Auction Prices Realized
NGC Registry Score
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PrAgGVGFVFXFXF+5050+5353+5555+5858+6060+6161+6262+6363+6464+6565+6666+6767+6868+6970
$4000 $13000
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10/18/12 - PCGS
$3055.00
Lot# 4459 - HA

11/20/07 - PCGS
$3696.00
Lot# 1052 - TT

6/17/07 - PCGS
$3584.00
Lot# 1419 - TT

8/13/06 - PCGS
$3450.00
Lot# 3408 - HA

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1/9/13 - PCGS
$10575.00
Lot# 4384 - HA

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1,138 1,271 1,393 1,505 1,609 1,707 2,334 2,754 2,985 3,447 3,570 3,817 4,021 4,431 4,599 4,935 5,009 5,158 5,712 6,820 7,200 7,960 8,256 8,849 9,095 9,588 9,800 10,226 10,413 10,788 11,830 13,914 18,131 26,566 47,947
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Description & Analysis

As in 1880, the proof half dollars of 1881 may be found with either of the two reverse hubs used for With Motto halves. Collectors of the time were oblivious to these varieties, and those of the present day show no interest in obtaining both reverses. Deliveries of proof coins straddled the entire year, with 650 in the first quarter, 75 in the second and 350 in the fourth. Of this total, 975 proof half dollars were sold as part of the silver proof set, with the remaining 100 melted at the beginning of the following year. 1881 is another relatively common date among the series of proof Seated Liberty Half Dollars, do both to its high mintage and speculative interest in the low mintage halves of 1879-90. A fair number have been certified by NGC as Cameo pieces, but these mostly fall short of the gem level (PF-65 and higher).

Price Guide

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1881 50C PF UC Last updated 08/31/2016
 
BASE
PrAgGVGFVFXF505355586061626364656667686970
$4000 $13000

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Census

NGC Grade Summary
  • Total Graded: 344
  • Low Grade: 58
  • Average Grade: 63
  • High Grade: 68
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NGC Census Detail
1881 50C PF UC Last updated 04/23/2025
 
BASE
TOTAL
 
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970 TOTAL
0000000000000000010000 1
0000000000000000000000 0
0000000000000000000000 0
0000000000000000000000 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score
1881 50C PF UC
 
BASE
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
1,743 1,793 1,844 1,896 1,950 2,004 2,059 2,115 2,173 2,232 2,292 2,353 2,555 2,770 2,997 3,238 3,457 3,686 3,926 4,178 4,605 6,138 
1,760 1,810 1,861 1,914 1,968 2,022 2,078 2,134 2,193 2,252 2,312 2,420 2,627 2,846 3,077 3,311 3,533 3,766 4,010 4,320 5,116 6,445 
2,078 2,134 2,193 2,252 2,312 2,420 2,627 2,846 3,077 3,311 3,533 3,766 4,010 4,320 
2,096 2,154 2,212 2,272 2,333 2,488 2,698 2,921 3,158 3,384 3,610 3,846 4,094 4,463