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Seated half dollars are very popular coins in today's market.  We have an 1846-O Tall Date, 1851, 1852, 1855-S, 1857-S, 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1873-CC No Arrows, and 1878-CC, and many dates in the 1880's.  We would like to buy 1844-O doubled date, 1847/46, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1852-O, 1877/6, 1878-S, 1884, 1885, 1886, and 1887.

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1839 No Drapery Half, Fine, scratched.    $325
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1839 No Drapery Half, Fine, somewhat harshly cleaned, scratched.     $325
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1839 With Drapery Half, Fine - VF.    $115
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1839 With Drapery Half, VG-10.        NEW    $100
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1841 Half, EF-45+, a couple tiny ticks.       NEW  $400
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1841 Half, EF, ticks.    $350
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1841 Half, Fine, ticks.    $195
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1841-O Half, Baseball Die Crack on reverse, later die state with additional die crack along bottom of OF AM, VF-20.  Very rare and in demand by variety collectors.  Another dealer has an VF-20 listed at $1,950.  $1,600
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1841-O Half, VF-20, WB-101, WB-4D, large mintmark, an old cleaning, die crack from rim thru N in UNITED thru eagle's left wing to shield, crack along base of TATES and top of DOL.       $130
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1842 Small Date Half, AU-50+.  Large Letter Reverse, obviously.        NEW      $375
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1842 Small Date Half, EF-40.  Large Letter Reverse, obviously.      $250
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1842 Small Date Half, Good.  Large Letter Reverse, obviously.    $50
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1842-O Small Date Half, VF-20, an old cleaning.         NEW    $2,200
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1842-O Medium Date Half, VF-20.    $140
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1842-O Medium Date Half, VG-8.    $75
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1843-O Half, EF-40, WB-101, WB-2B.  Scratches in r. obv. field, marks around date.  Bisecting obv. crack from 8 o'clock to 1 o'clock, weak foot support and date, reverse heavily cracked, cud starting to form under H of HALF.       $115
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1844-O Half, reverse CUD, Good $65
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1845 Half, EF-45+.        NEW  $340
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1845 Half, Good  $62
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1846 Tall Date Half, EF-40, an old cleaning but now retoning.     $180
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1846-O Tall Date Half, VF-20, WB-106, WB-8P.  Nice light grey toning, obv. scratches by stars 12 & 13, rim bump by star 2, rev. scratch from M thru wing to branch, rim nick at leaf.  Rev. starting to crack from rim to U of UNITED and rim to D of DOL.        $900
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1848 Half, Good  $85
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1848 Half, Good. $85
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1849 Half, WB-102, Fine-15+.  The rare Dramatically Doubled Date variety, with the bases of each digit repunched left of the main date.  See close-up below.      $2,950
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Close-up of the rare Dramatically Doubled Date variety in Fine-15+, with the bases of each digit repunched left of the main date.  
1849 Half, WB-102, VG-8, cleaned and now retoning.  The rare Dramatically Doubled Date variety, with the bases of each digit repunched left of the main date.  See close-up below.      $1,800
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Close-up of the rare Dramatically Doubled Date variety in VG-8 cleaned, with the bases of each digit repunched left of the main date.  
1849 Half, VG.    $100
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1850-O Half, VG-8 / VG-10.     $70
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1851 Half AU-58 NGC.  One Seated half expert considers the 1851 to be the 2nd rarest collectible Seated half, after the 1878-S. $3,250
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1851 Half AU-53 PCGS, WB-101, WB-3D, normal date.  Attractive green-gold toning, some lustre, scratch from A in STATES to beak.        $2,950
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1851 Half AU-50 PCGS.  I paid over $2,000 for this coin, so it is not likely to ever be sold for the Greysheet bid amount of $875.      $2,650
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1851-O Half, AU cleaned.      $475
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1851-O Half, EF, scratched.      $375
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1851-O Half, VG-10, some scratches consistent with the grade.  A much more difficult date than most people think.   $225
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1851-O Half, VG, digs.     $169
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1852 Half, AU-50, WB-101, WB-1C.  Artificial toning, dig beside 2 that covers a small part of the 2, sm. scratches in r. obv. field, rim ticks above TAT of STATES.  Nice example of this rare date despite the issues. $1,650
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1855/854 Half, EF-40, Early Die State that shows a heavy 854 underdate, and rare as such.  Attractive green toning, nice coin, scratch from star 6 to shoulder to waist, few sm. field nicks and ticks.  See closeup of date area below.       $550
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1855/854 Half, EF-40, Early Die State that shows a heavy 854 underdate, closeup of date area.  
1855-S Half, VF-30/35, WB-101, WB-1A, no drapery, Large S, old cleaning caused some hairlines, starting to tone back, bright, rev. nick above r. wing.       $1,700
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1856-S Half, VG-8 / VG-10.      $200
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1856-S Half, Good+            $150
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1856-S Half, Good, 2 rim dings.    $120
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1857 Half, EF-40, WB-unlisted, WB-7G, 1 recut up (shows below base of 1), attractive grey toning, nick behind head, rev. rim bumps at 5 and 8 o'clock, nice color, normal field marks.  Heavy horizontal file lines in eagle's claw, and heavy clash in rev. shield.    $100
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1857-S Half, PCGS VF-35, Medium S.        NEW   $975
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1857-S Half, EF-45, Medium S, light silver, perhaps an old cleaning, very few marks, nice attractive coin.  $750
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1858 Half, NGC AU-58.        NEW $450
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1858 Half, EF-40, WB-101, Type 1 rev., light grey toning with hairlines, cleaned, rim bumps at 5 and 7 o'clock on obv., and at 7 and 10 o'clock on rev.  Clash in Liberty's drapery and rev. shield.       $80
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1858-S Half, EF-45, WB-101, Large S, bright from cleaning, several sm. scratches in obv. fields, rev. shield pockmarked.       $110
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1860 Half, VF-35.      $165
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1860 Half, VG-8 / VG-10, sm. scrs.    $70
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1860 Half, Good  Scarce date.  $50
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1861 Half, VF-30, WB-101, light grey toning, scratch in shield by R, several sm. ticks in fields.       $70
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1861-O Half, VF-30, WB-101, attractive dark toning, scratches left of date and chest area, rim bump above E of AMERICA.       $105
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1863 Half, VF-20, somewhat mottled surfaces.        NEW  $150
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1863 Half, Fine-15  $150
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1863-S Half, EF-40, WB-101, WB-2A, small wide broken S, nice attractive green-gold toning, sm. rim bumps at stars 3 & 4, obv scratches below stars 4, 5, 12, and 13.       $115
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1864 Half, VG or close, some scratches in the fields consistent with the grade.       $85
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1864-S Half, EF-40, WB-102, WB-4D, small wide perfect S, a rare R-4 variety, lightly toned over hairlines, some obv. roughness, minor pinscratches in fields.       $450
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1864-S Half, VG-8 cleaned.       NEW   $30
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1865 Half, EF-45+.          NEW       $350
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1865 Half, EF-40, nice coin and much scarcer than most people believe.  An EF coin recently sold for $380 on eBay.         $325
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1865 Half, VF-20.          NEW       $200
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1865 Half, VG-8.          NEW       $115
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1866-S No Motto Half, VF-20, cleaned but retoning, but scratched esp. in right obv. field.       $725
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1866-S With Motto Half, EF-40.    $175
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1866-S With Motto Half, F-12, very sm. S tilted to right, dark grey toning, rim cuts under date, "H" scratch next to stars 3 & 4.  Clash mark in rev. shield.       $35
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1867 Half, VF-20, medium-grey.          NEW       $185
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1867 Half, VF-20, light grey.          NEW       $185
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1867 Half, Good-6  $70
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1868 Half, EF-40 scr. WB-102.    $325
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1868 Half, F-12, WB-101, WB-5D, steel grey toning, scratches by star 4 and in fields.  Date slants down to right.       $120
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1868 Half, Good obv. / VG rev.   $80
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1870-CC Half, VF-20, No Drapery, sm. scratches in r. obv. field, still better than the vast majority of 1870-CC halves. $4,950
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1871-CC Half, EF-40, WB-101, Large CC, sm. dig between knee and star 12, otherwise very nice. $2,950
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1871-CC Half, EF-40, slightly rough, with letter from a laboratory determining content of 97.4% silver, 2.3% copper, and 0.2% nickel.  Lab test was requested by NGC.  The high silver content with much less alloyed metal explains the roughness that affects early CC mint silver coins.  Interesting historical item!    $2,500
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1872-CC Half, VF-20, WB-101, Large CC, lt. grey toning, scratch in shoulder, some porosity in HALF DOL. area and by arrows.  Die crack along base of date and stars 9 - 12, also thru STATES OF AMERICA.       $575
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1872-S Half, VF-30, WB-101, WB-2A, small wide S,  scarcer variety, dig above shield, reengraved next to flagpole.       $75
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1873 No Arrows Closed 3 Half, VF-30, WB-104, WB-5D, recut 3, R-3 variety, medium grey toning, cleaned, dig in head, bridge of nose and above AL in HALF, 2 scratches from beak.     $150
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1873-CC No Arrows Half, EF-40, WB-101, WB-2A.  Small CC.  Nice green toning, minor field scratches, nothing significant.  Came out of a PCGS XF-40 slab (tag included).     $2,450
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1873-CC No Arrows Half, Good, obv. initials.   $250
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1875-S Half, AU-53.  Coin is mostly  golden toned, with hints of light blue.     $275
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1875-S Micro s Half, VG, cleaned, WB-105, R-6.  $1,295
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1878 Half, F-12, Type 2 rev., nice original grey-green toning, scratch thru stars 2 & 3 and under star 8, rev. has three scratches in top right of shield area.     $55
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1878-CC Half, VF-20/30, WB-101, WB-1A, only one marriage known, right "c" lower than left "c", lt. grey toning over cleaned surfaces, missing E in LIBERTY, nick by star 5, scratches in obv. and rev. fields.  Lump on Liberty's left calf.       $2,950
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1879 Half, PR-50, WB-101, WB-1A, Type 1 rev., dark toning, partial drapery, attractive coin, scratch above O in DOL.  Has the diagonal die line in rev. shield on proofs of 1876 - 1879 and 1881.      $700
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1879 Half, PR-30, cleaned, WB-101, WB-1A, Type 1 rev., medium-grey toning, partial drapery.  Has the diagonal die line in rev. shield on proofs of 1876 - 1879 and 1881.      $500
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1880 Half, EF, cleaned.    $750
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1881 Half, EF-40, sm. scratches.      $600
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