United States
½ Dollar "Draped Bust Half Dollar" · “Draped Bust Half Dollar”
United States · 1796–1807 · Silver
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The Draped Bust Half Dollar: America's Rarest Silver Type
In 1796 and 1797 the young Philadelphia Mint struck just 3,918 half dollars — combined, across both years. That single fact makes the early Draped Bust half the most coveted silver type coin in all of American numismatics.
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