1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar, Knobbed 6, Stem Not Through Claw
The 1806 Draped Bust Half Dollars (Buy on eBay) had the highest mintage of the series at 839,576 pieces. Perhaps accordingly, this date yielded the largest number of varieties. The…
1796-1797 Draped Bust Half Dollars
The 1796 and 1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) are extremely rare and considered key dates for anyone assembling a type set of United States coins. These issues…
Draped Bust Half Dollar Mintages
The Draped Bust Half Dollar with the small eagle reverse represents one of the rarest of all American coin types. The total mintage across the two dates of issue and…
Composition and Specifications
As mandated by law and as with all other silver coins of the 1790's, the Draped Bust Half Dollar was struck with a composition of 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper.…