United States half dollar mintage figures

Walking Liberty half dollar

Below are the mintage figures for the United States half dollar up to 1963, before the Kennedy half dollar design was introduced. For those, see:

The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):

P = Philadelphia Mint

D = Denver Mint

S = San Francisco Mint

W = West Point Mint

O = New Orleans Mint

CC = Carson City Mint

Year	Mint	Mintage^[1]	Comments
1794	(P)	23,464
1795	(P)	299,680

Year	Mint	Mintage^[2]	Comments
1796	(P)	3,918	There are 15- and 16-star varieties.
1797	(P)	(unknown)

Year	Mint	Mintage^[2]	Comments
1801	(P)	30,289
1802	(P)	29,890
1803	(P)	188,234
1804	n/a	0	None struck.
1805	(P)	211,722
1806	(P)	839,576	Varieties include knobbed/pointed 6, 6 over 5, large/small stars, stem through/not through claw, and E over A in "States".
1807	(P)	301,076

Year	Mint	Mintage^[3]	Comments
1807	(P)	750,500	Small/large stars, 50 over 20, and Bearded Liberty varieties.
1808	(P)	1,368,600
1809	(P)	1,405,810
1810	(P)	1,276,276
1811	(P)	1,203,644
1812	(P)	1,628,059
1813	(P)	1,241,903
1814	(P)	1,039,075
1815	(P)	47,150	5 over 2.
1816	n/a	0	None struck.
1817	(P)	1,215,564
1818	(P)	1,960,322
1819	(P)	2,208,000
1820	(P)	751,122	Varieties include 20 over 19, square/curl base 2, large/small date.
1821	(P)	1,305,797
1822	(P)	1,559,573
1823	(P)	1,694,200
1824	(P)	3,504,954
1825	(P)	2,943,166
1826	(P)	4,004,180
1827	(P)	5,493,400
1828	(P)	3,075,200	Curled/square base 2, large/small letters, large/small 8s.
1829	(P)	3,712,156
1830	(P)	4,764,800
1831	(P)	5,873,660
1832	(P)	4,797,000
1833	(P)	5,206,000
1834	(P)	6,412,004
1835	(P)	5,352,006
1836	(P)	6,545,000

Year	Mint	Mintage^[3]	Comments
1836	(P)	1,200
1837	(P)	3,629,820

United States half dollar mintage figures

Draped Bust half dollars

Small eagle reverse

Heraldic eagle reverse

Capped Bust half dollar

Lettered Edge

Reeded Edge

"50 Cents" on Reverse

"Half Dol." on Reverse

Seated Liberty half dollar

No motto

Arrows and rays, no motto

Arrows, no rays or motto

No motto, arrows, or rays

Motto, no arrows

Motto and arrows

Motto, no arrows

Barber half dollar

Walking Liberty half dollar

Type 1

Type 2

Franklin half dollars

Kennedy half dollar mintages

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Year	Mint	Mintage^[3]	Comments
1838	(P)	3,546,000
1838	O	20	First year New Orleans produced the half dollar.
1839	(P)	1,392,976
1839	O	116,000

Year	Mint	Mintage^[4]	Comments
1839	(P)	100,000^[5]	No drapery from elbow.
1839	(P)	1,972,400	Drapery from elbow.
1840	(P)	1,435,008
1840	O	855,100
1841	(P)	310,000
1841	O	401,000
1842	(P)	2,012,764
	O	203,000	Small date, small letters variety.
	O	754,000	Medium date, large letters variety.
1843	(P)	3,844,000
1843	O	2,268,000
1844	(P)	1,766,000
1844	O	2,005,000
1845	(P)	589,000
1845	O	2,094,000
1846	(P)	2,210,000
1846	O	2,304,000	Medium and tall dates.
1847	(P)	1,156,000
1847	O	2,584,000
1848	(P)	580,000
1848	O	3,180,000
1849	(P)	1,252,000
1849	O	2,310,000
1850	(P)	227,000
1850	O	2,456,000
1851	(P)	200,750
1851	O	402,000
1852	(P)	77,130
1852	O	144,000
1853	O	4	No arrows, no rays. Only four known to exist.^[6]

Year	Mint	Mintage^[4]	Comments
1853	(P)	3,532,708	Arrows at date; rays on reverse.
1853	O	1,328,000	Arrows at date; rays on reverse.

Year	Mint	Mintage^[4]	Comments
1854	(P)	2,982,000
1854	O	5,240,000
1855	(P)	759,500
	O	2,688,000
	S	129,950	First year San Francisco produced the half dollar.

Year	Mint	Mintage^[4]
1856	(P)	938,000
	O	2,658,000
	S	211,000
1857	(P)	1,988,000
	O	818,000
	S	158,000
1858	(P)	4,226,000
	O	7,294,000
	S	476,000
1859	(P)	747,200
	O	2,834,000
	S	566,000
1860	(P)	302,700
	O	1,290,000
	S	472,000
1861	(P)	2,888,400
	O	2,532,633
	S	939,500
1862	(P)	253,550
1862	S	1,352,000
1863	(P)	503,660
1863	S	916,000
1864	(P)	379,570
1864	S	658,000
1865	(P)	511,900
1865	S	675,000
1866	S	60,000

Year	Mint	Mintage^[4]	Comments
1866	(P)	745,625
1866	S	994,000
1867	(P)	449,925
1867	S	1,196,000
1868	(P)	418,200
1868	S	1,160,000
1869	(P)	795,900
1869	S	656,000
1870	(P)	634,900
	S	1,004,000
	CC	54,617	First year Carson City produced the half dollar.
1871	(P)	1,204,560
	S	2,178,000
	CC	153,950
1872	(P)	881,550
	S	580,000
	CC	257,000
1873	(P)	587,000	Closed 3.
	(P)	214,200	Open 3.
	S	5,000	None are known to currently exist; they were most likely melted down.^[7]
	CC	122,500

Year	Mint	Mintage^[4]
1873	(P)	1,815,700
	S	228,000
	CC	214,560
1874	(P)	2,360,300
	S	394,000
	CC	59,000

Year	Mint	Mintage^[4]
1875	(P)	6,027,500
	S	3,200,000
	CC	1,008,000
1876	(P)	8,419,150
	S	4,528,000
	CC	1,956,000
1877	(P)	8,304,510
	S	5,356,000
	CC	1,420,000
1878	(P)	1,378,400
	S	12,000
	CC	62,000
1879	(P)	4,800^[8] or 5,900^[9]
1880	(P)	8,400^[10] or 9,755^[11]
1881	(P)	10,000^[12] or 10,975^[13]
1882	(P)	4,400^[14] or 5,500^[15]
1883	(P)	8,000^[16] or 9,039^[17]
1884	(P)	4,400^[18] or 5,275^[19]
1885	(P)	5,200^[20] or 6,130^[21]
1886	(P)	5,000^[22] or 5,886^[23]
1887	(P)	5,000^[24] or 5,710^[25]
1888	(P)	12,000^[26] or 12,833^[27]
1889	(P)	12,000^[28] or 12,711^[29]
1890	(P)	12,000^[30] or 12,590^[31]
1891	(P)	200,000^[32] or 200,600^[33]

Year	Mint	Mintage^[34]	Comments
1892	(P)	935,245
	O	390,000	Includes Micro-O variety.^[35]
	S	1,029,028
1893	(P)	1,826,792
	O	1,389,000
	S	740,000
1894	(P)	1,148,972
	O	2,138,000
	S	4,048,690
1895	(P)	1,835,218
	O	1,766,000
	S	1,108,086
1896	(P)	950,762
	O	924,000
	S	1,140,948
1897	(P)	2,480,731
	O	632,000
	S	933,900
1898	(P)	2,945,735
	O	874,000
	S	2,358,550
1899	(P)	5,538,846
	O	1,724,000
	S	1,686,411
1900	(P)	4,762,912
	O	2,744,000
	S	2,560,322
1901	(P)	4,268,813
	O	1,124,000
	S	847,044
1902	(P)	4,922,777
	O	2,526,000
	S	1,460,670
1903	(P)	2,278,755
	O	2,100,000
	S	1,920,772
1904	(P)	2,992,670
	O	1,117,600
	S	553,038
1905	(P)	662,727
	O	505,000
	S	2,494,000
1906	(P)	2,638,675
	O	2,446,000
	S	1,740,154
	D	4,028,000	First year Denver produced the half dollar.
1907	(P)	2,598,575
	O	3,946,000
	S	1,250,000
	D	3,856,000
1908	(P)	1,354,545
	O	5,360,000
	S	1,644,828
	D	3,280,000
1909	(P)	2,368,650
	O	925,400	Final year New Orleans produced the half dollar.
	S	1,764,000
1910	(P)	418,551
1910	S	1,948,000
1911	(P)	1,406,543
	S	1,272,000
	D	695,080
1912	(P)	1,550,700
	S	1,370,000
	D	2,300,800
1913	(P)	188,624
	S	604,000
	D	534,000
1914	(P)	124,610
1914	S	992,000
1915	(P)	138,450
	S	1,604,000
	D	1,170,400

Year	Mint	Mintage^[36]	Comments
1916	(P)	608,000
	S	508,000
	D	1,014,400
1917	(P)	0	Philadelphia half dollars do not show a mint mark; for mintage, see Type 2 immediately below.
	S	952,000
	D	765,400

Mint mark on reverse, 1917–1947 (Silver)
Year	Mint	Mintage^[36]
1917	(P)	12,292,000
	S	5,554,000
	D	1,940,000
1918	(P)	6,634,000
	S	10,282,000
	D	3,853,040
1919	(P)	962,000
	S	1,552,000
	D	1,165,000
1920	(P)	6,372,000
	S	4,624,000
	D	1,551,000
1921	(P)	246,000
	S	548,000
	D	208,000
1923	S	2,178,000
1927	S	2,392,000
1928	S	1,940,000
1929	S	1,902,000
1929	D	1,001,200
1933	S	1,786,000
1934	(P)	6,964,000
	S	3,652,000
	D	2,361,400
1935	(P)	9,162,000
	S	3,854,000
	D	3,003,800
1936	(P)	12,617,901
	S	3,884,000
	D	4,252,400
1937	(P)	9,527,728
	S	2,090,000
	D	1,676,000
1938	(P)	4,118,152
1938	D	491,600
1939	(P)	6,820,808
	S	2,552,000
	D	4,267,800
1940	(P)	9,167,279
1940	S	4,550,000

Franklin half dollars, 1948-1963 (Silver)
Year	Mint	Mintage^[37]	Comments
1948	(P)	3,006,814
1948	D	4,028,600
1949	(P)	5,614,000
	S	3,744,000
	D	4,120,600
1950	(P)	7,793,509
1950	D	8,031,600
1951	(P)	16,859,602
	S	13,696,000
	D	9,475,200
1952	(P)	21,274,073
	S	5,526,000
	D	25,395,600
1953	(P)	2,796,920
	S	4,148,000
	D	20,900,400
1954	(P)	13,421,503
	S	4,993,400
	D	25,445,580
1955	(P)	2,876,381
1956	(P)	4,701,384
1957	(P)	6,361,952
1957	D	19,966,850
1958	(P)	4,917,652
1958	D	23,962,412
1959	(P)	7,349,291
1959	D	13,053,750
1960	(P)	7,715,602
1960	D	18,215,812
1961	(P)	11,318,244	Includes doubled-die reverse.
1961	D	20,276,442
1962	(P)	12,932,019
1962	D	35,473,281
1963	(P)	25,239,645
1963	D	67,069,292

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