Coin specifications and design
Design identification
Obverse: Liberty Head portrait by Charles E. Barber.
U.S. Mint coin reference
1901–1915: Barber Half Dollar (90% Silver)
Barber Half Dollar Classic 90% silver Barber half dollar.
1901–1915: Barber Half Dollar (90% Silver) history
Barber half dollars continued into the new century without a design change and ended in 1915. Philadelphia, Denver, New Orleans, and San Francisco all contributed issues during this interval, but not in every year.
The broad coin wore heavily in circulation, especially across Liberty's hair and the eagle. Mintmark, date, strike, and original silver surfaces are more useful than relying on a single headline mintage.