The Seated Liberty Half Dollar, or Seated Half Dollar, was the third variety of half dollar minted in the United States. Introduced in 1839, the coin was different from the Bust Half Dollar that came before.
The general public immediately embraced the coin’s artwork, which helps explain why it remained in production into the late 1800s.
Contemporary collectors prize these coins for their rarity. Seated Liberty Half Dollars are out there, but it is difficult to find them in the excellent condition favored by collectors.
VALUE OF A SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR
The most sought-after Seated Half Dollars are, naturally, those that have been perfectly preserved. Pristine coins are difficult to find simply because Seated Half Dollars were widely circulated for a long time.
Seated Liberty Half Dollars were produced for more than 50 years. Enough were minted that the coins themselves are not difficult to find, but they were so useful in general circulation that they are now extremely difficult to find in coveted pristine condition.
The search for a well-preserved Seated Half Dollar is like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Further, Half Dollars that were produced in and around the years of the Civil War are especially alluring to collectors.
They represent an important era in American history and many collectors view owning a Seated Liberty Half Dollar from that period as owning a piece of history.
 FUTURE VALUE OF THE SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR
| DATE | GOOD | FINE | EXTREMELY FINE | UNCIRCULATED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $45 | $400 | $1,400 | $2,800 |
| 1840 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Small Letters) | $50 | $75 | $300 | $425 |
| 1840 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Medium Letters) | $180 | $450 | $1,100 | $2,000 |
| 1840 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $90 | $300 | $500 |
| 1841 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $95 | $350 | $650 |
| 1841 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $100 | $300 | $550 |
| 1842 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $150 | $325 |
| 1842 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Small Date) (O) | $575 | $1,400 | $4,500 | $8,000 |
| 1842 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Medium Date) (O) | $42 | $80 | $250 | $600 |
| 1843 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $180 | $300 |
| 1843 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $60 | $70 | $150 | $450 |
| 1844 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $180 | $300 |
| 1844 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $70 | $240 | $475 |
| 1845 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $60 | $80 | $240 | $400 |
| 1845 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $200 | $360 |
| 1846 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $55 | $150 | $400 |
| 1846 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $75 | $225 | $350 |
| 1847 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $220 | $3500 |
| 1847 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $50 | $75 | $210 | $350 |
| 1848 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $45 | $120 | $325 | $650 |
| 1848 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $250 | $500 |
| 1849 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $45 | $80 | $225 | $400 |
| 1849 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $45 | $75 | $240 | $800 |
| 1850 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $275 | $450 | $775 | $1,100 |
| 1850 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $200 | $425 |
| 1851 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $750 | $1,000 | $1,600 | $1,750 |
| 1851 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $150 | $400 | $850 |
| 1852 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $350 | $600 | $1,150 | $1,400 |
| 1852 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $200 | $550 | $1,100 | $1,800 |
| 1853 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Arrows and Rays) | $42 | $65 | $265 | $550 |
| 1853 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Arrows and Rays) (O) | $50 | $80 | $350 | $750 |
| 1854 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $150 | $375 |
| 1854 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $150 | $350 |
| 1855 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Normal Date) | $42 | $65 | $150 | $400 |
| 1855 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $135 | $350 |
| 1855 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $425 | $1,350 | $3,500 | $7,600 |
| 1856 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $130 | $240 |
| 1856 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $75 | $135 | $240 |
| 1856 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $90 | $240 | $1,100 | $2,100 |
| 1857 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $125 | $250 |
| 1857 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $150 | $275 |
| 1857 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $150 | $240 | $1,400 | $2,000 |
| 1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $125 | $240 |
| 1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $130 | $240 |
| 1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $55 | $120 | $350 | $600 |
| 1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $150 | $300 |
| 1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $42 | $65 | $150 | $300 |
| 1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $45 | $70 | $270 | $600 |
| 1860 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $70 | $150 | $300 |
| 1860 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $45 | $70 | $175 | $300 |
| 1860 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $50 | $95 | $275 | $500 |
| 1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $50 | $75 | $140 | $300 |
| 1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (O) | $55 | $70 | $140 | $300 |
| 1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $55 | $95 | $400 | $700 |
| 1862 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $70 | $140 | $350 | $550 |
| 1862 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $55 | $85 | $240 | $400 |
| 1863 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $45 | $95 | $225 | $425 |
| 1863 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $45 | $95 | $275 | $550 |
| 1864 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $45 | $120 | $450 | $800 |
| 1864 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $70 | $150 | $450 | $750 |
| 1865 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $70 | $120 | $350 | $700 |
| 1865 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $75 | $140 | $400 | $650 |
| 1866 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (No Motto) (S) | $450 | $875 | $2,300 | $3,000 |
| 1866 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $50 | $80 | $190 | $250 |
| 1866 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $45 | $70 | $220 | $360 |
| 1867 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $110 | $290 | $500 |
| 1867 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $42 | $85 | $180 | $650 |
| 1868 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $50 | $90 | $275 | $525 |
| 1868 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $45 | $65 | $240 | $375 |
| 1869 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $70 | $160 | $325 |
| 1869 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $42 | $70 | $250 | $475 |
| 1870 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $70 | $190 | $300 |
| 1870 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $1,750 | $4,800 | $12,000 | $32,000 |
| 1870 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $70 | $120 | $475 | $750 |
| 1871 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $65 | $130 | $260 |
| 1871 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $400 | $1,100 | $3,200 | $6,000 |
| 1871 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $45 | $65 | $150 | $375 |
| 1872 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $45 | $65 | $120 | $285 |
| 1872 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $200 | $500 | $2,300 | $4,000 |
| 1872 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $45 | $90 | $300 | $525 |
| 1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Close 3) | $45 | $70 | $175 | $300 |
| 1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (Open 3) | $3,100 | $5,500 | $8,000 | $13,500 |
| 1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $350 | $750 | $2,000 | $4,500 |
| 1874 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $45 | $70 | $250 | $450 |
| 1874 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $1,100 | $2,000 | $5,000 | $8,250 |
| 1874 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $90 | $225 | $375 | $700 |
| 1875 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $38 | $65 | $125 | $200 |
| 1875 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $55 | $120 | $250 | $375 |
| 1875 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $38 | $65 | $120 | $200 |
| 1876 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $38 | $65 | $120 | $200 |
| 1876 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $55 | $105 | $300 | $600 |
| 1876 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $38 | $65 | $120 | $225 |
| 1877 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $38 | $70 | $120 | $225 |
| 1877 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $48 | $100 | $300 | $425 |
| 1877 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $38 | $65 | $100 | $200 |
| 1878 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $42 | $120 | $150 | $240 |
| 1878 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (CC) | $1,000 | $2,350 | $3,750 | $5,400 |
| 1878 Liberty Seated Half Dollar (S) | $30,000 | $50,000 | $67,500 | $70,000 |
| 1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $275 | $365 | $525 | $700 |
| 1880 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $265 | $340 | $525 | $700 |
| 1881 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $265 | $340 | $525 | $700 |
| 1882 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $280 | $350 | $535 | $700 |
| 1883 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $280 | $350 | $535 | $700 |
| 1884 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $325 | $425 | $625 | $850 |
| 1885 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $325 | $425 | $625 | $850 |
| 1886 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $400 | $575 | $800 | $900 |
| 1887 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $450 | $600 | $800 | $875 |
| 1888 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $250 | $350 | $475 | $700 |
| 1889 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $250 | $350 | $475 | $700 |
| 1890 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $250 | $350 | $475 | $700 |
| 1891 Liberty Seated Half Dollar | $55 | $125 | $225 | $240 |
Source: Red Book
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