Mintage Notes
Full year-by-year Liberty Seated Half Dollar mintages by date and mint.
Complete Year-by-Year Mintage Table
| Year / Issue | Mint | Mint Mark | Mintage | Status / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1839 No Drapery | Philadelphia | None | 100,000 | No drapery variety |
| 1839 With Drapery | Philadelphia | None | 1,972,400 | With drapery |
| 1840 | Philadelphia | None | 1,435,008 | |
| 1840-O | New Orleans | O | 855,100 | |
| 1841 | Philadelphia | None | 310,000 | |
| 1841-O | New Orleans | O | 401,000 | |
| 1842 | Philadelphia | None | 2,012,764 | |
| 1842-O Small Date | New Orleans | O | 203,000 | Small date, small letters |
| 1842-O Medium Date | New Orleans | O | 754,000 | Medium date, large letters |
| 1843 | Philadelphia | None | 3,844,000 | |
| 1843-O | New Orleans | O | 2,268,000 | |
| 1844 | Philadelphia | None | 1,766,000 | |
| 1844-O | New Orleans | O | 2,005,000 | |
| 1845 | Philadelphia | None | 589,000 | |
| 1845-O | New Orleans | O | 2,094,000 | |
| 1846 | Philadelphia | None | 2,210,000 | |
| 1846-O | New Orleans | O | 2,304,000 | Medium and tall dates |
| 1847 | Philadelphia | None | 1,156,000 | |
| 1847-O | New Orleans | O | 2,584,000 | |
| 1848 | Philadelphia | None | 580,000 | |
| 1848-O | New Orleans | O | 3,180,000 | |
| 1849 | Philadelphia | None | 1,252,000 | |
| 1849-O | New Orleans | O | 2,310,000 | |
| 1850 | Philadelphia | None | 227,000 | |
| 1850-O | New Orleans | O | 2,456,000 | |
| 1851 | Philadelphia | None | 200,750 | |
| 1851-O | New Orleans | O | 402,000 | |
| 1852 | Philadelphia | None | 77,130 | |
| 1852-O | New Orleans | O | 144,000 | |
| 1853-O No Arrows | New Orleans | O | 4 | Famous rarity |
| 1853 Arrows and Rays | Philadelphia | None | 3,532,708 | Arrows at date, rays reverse |
| 1853-O Arrows and Rays | New Orleans | O | 1,328,000 | Arrows at date, rays reverse |
| 1854 | Philadelphia | None | 2,982,000 | Arrows, no rays |
| 1854-O | New Orleans | O | 5,240,000 | Arrows, no rays |
| 1855 | Philadelphia | None | 759,500 | Arrows, no rays |
| 1855-O | New Orleans | O | 2,688,000 | Arrows, no rays |
| 1855-S | San Francisco | S | 129,950 | First S half dollar |
| 1856 | Philadelphia | None | 938,000 | |
| 1856-O | New Orleans | O | 2,658,000 | |
| 1856-S | San Francisco | S | 211,000 | |
| 1857 | Philadelphia | None | 1,988,000 | |
| 1857-O | New Orleans | O | 818,000 | |
| 1857-S | San Francisco | S | 158,000 | |
| 1858 | Philadelphia | None | 4,226,000 | |
| 1858-O | New Orleans | O | 7,294,000 | |
| 1858-S | San Francisco | S | 476,000 | |
| 1859 | Philadelphia | None | 747,200 | |
| 1859-O | New Orleans | O | 2,834,000 | |
| 1859-S | San Francisco | S | 566,000 | |
| 1860 | Philadelphia | None | 302,700 | |
| 1860-O | New Orleans | O | 1,290,000 | |
| 1860-S | San Francisco | S | 472,000 | |
| 1861 | Philadelphia | None | 2,888,400 | |
| 1861-O | New Orleans | O | 2,532,633 | |
| 1861-S | San Francisco | S | 939,500 | |
| 1862 | Philadelphia | None | 253,550 | |
| 1862-S | San Francisco | S | 1,352,000 | |
| 1863 | Philadelphia | None | 503,660 | |
| 1863-S | San Francisco | S | 916,000 | |
| 1864 | Philadelphia | None | 379,570 | |
| 1864-S | San Francisco | S | 658,000 | |
| 1865 | Philadelphia | None | 511,900 | |
| 1865-S | San Francisco | S | 675,000 | |
| 1866-S No Motto | San Francisco | S | 60,000 | No motto |
| 1866 With Motto | Philadelphia | None | 745,625 | Motto above eagle |
| 1866-S With Motto | San Francisco | S | 994,000 | Motto above eagle |
| 1867 | Philadelphia | None | 449,925 | |
| 1867-S | San Francisco | S | 1,196,000 | |
| 1868 | Philadelphia | None | 418,200 | |
| 1868-S | San Francisco | S | 1,160,000 | |
| 1869 | Philadelphia | None | 795,900 | |
| 1869-S | San Francisco | S | 656,000 | |
| 1870 | Philadelphia | None | 634,900 | |
| 1870-S | San Francisco | S | 1,004,000 | |
| 1870-CC | Carson City | CC | 54,617 | First Carson City half |
| 1871 | Philadelphia | None | 1,204,560 | |
| 1871-S | San Francisco | S | 2,178,000 | |
| 1871-CC | Carson City | CC | 153,950 | |
| 1872 | Philadelphia | None | 881,550 | |
| 1872-S | San Francisco | S | 580,000 | |
| 1872-CC | Carson City | CC | 257,000 | |
| 1873 Closed 3 | Philadelphia | None | 587,000 | Closed 3 |
| 1873 Open 3 | Philadelphia | None | 214,200 | Open 3 |
| 1873-S No Arrows | San Francisco | S | 5,000 | None known |
| 1873-CC No Arrows | Carson City | CC | 122,500 | |
| 1873 Arrows | Philadelphia | None | 1,815,700 | Motto and arrows |
| 1873-S Arrows | San Francisco | S | 228,000 | Motto and arrows |
| 1873-CC Arrows | Carson City | CC | 214,560 | Motto and arrows |
| 1874 Arrows | Philadelphia | None | 2,360,300 | Motto and arrows |
| 1874-S Arrows | San Francisco | S | 394,000 | Motto and arrows |
| 1874-CC Arrows | Carson City | CC | 59,000 | Motto and arrows |
| 1875 | Philadelphia | None | 6,027,500 | |
| 1875-S | San Francisco | S | 3,200,000 | |
| 1875-CC | Carson City | CC | 1,008,000 | |
| 1876 | Philadelphia | None | 8,419,150 | Highest mintage |
| 1876-S | San Francisco | S | 4,528,000 | |
| 1876-CC | Carson City | CC | 1,956,000 | |
| 1877 | Philadelphia | None | 8,304,510 | |
| 1877-S | San Francisco | S | 5,356,000 | |
| 1877-CC | Carson City | CC | 1,420,000 | |
| 1878 | Philadelphia | None | 1,378,400 | |
| 1878-S | San Francisco | S | 12,000 | |
| 1878-CC | Carson City | CC | 62,000 | |
| 1879 | Philadelphia | None | 4,800 or 5,900 | Low mintage |
| 1880 | Philadelphia | None | 8,400 or 9,755 | Low mintage |
| 1881 | Philadelphia | None | 10,000 or 10,975 | Low mintage |
| 1882 | Philadelphia | None | 4,400 or 5,500 | Low mintage |
| 1883 | Philadelphia | None | 8,000 or 9,039 | Low mintage |
| 1884 | Philadelphia | None | 4,400 or 5,275 | Low mintage |
| 1885 | Philadelphia | None | 5,200 or 6,130 | Low mintage |
| 1886 | Philadelphia | None | 5,000 or 5,886 | Low mintage |
| 1887 | Philadelphia | None | 5,000 or 5,710 | Low mintage |
| 1888 | Philadelphia | None | 12,000 or 12,833 | Low mintage |
| 1889 | Philadelphia | None | 12,000 or 12,711 | Low mintage |
| 1890 | Philadelphia | None | 12,000 or 12,590 | Low mintage |
| 1891 | Philadelphia | None | 200,000 or 200,600 | Final year |
Series Totals
Years Produced: 1839–1891
Mints: Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City
Highest Mintage: 1876 Philadelphia (8,419,150)
Low-Mintage Years: 1879-1890 Philadelphia issues