NGC Graded Barber Half Dollars
The Barber Half Dollar, once known as the "Liberty Head Half", was minted from 1892 to 1915 and designed by Charles E. Barber. At that time a similar design was also used for the Quarter and Dime. It features a right-facing head of Liberty with her hair bound up in a cap, a laurel wreath resting along her hairline and a diadem bearing the incused inscription LIBERTY over her brow. The designer's initial (B) is at the base of the neck. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears above this portrait, the date below and thirteen stars alongside. (Read more below listings)
 1912 S BARBER HALF DOLLAR NGC VF 20 NICE ORIGINAL COIN $119.77 |
 LK LARGE BARBER HALF DOLLAR DOLLARS COLLECTION NGC GRADED FA VF VERY FINE $1,997.77 |
 1915 NGC F12 Silver Barber Half Dollar a115 $280.00 |
 NGC MS 62 1906 Barber Half Dollar GoldenToning $325.00 |
 NGC Unc Details 1894 O Barber Half Dollar Cleaned $103.51 |
 NGC AU 58 1892 O Barber Half Dollar Original Toning $571.00 |
 NGC AU 58 1892 Barber Half Dollar Original Toning $255.69 |
 1892 O 50C Barber Half Dollar NGC AG03 AG 3 $199.95 |
 1902 P BARBER HALF DOLLAR NGC AU55 LOOKS CHOICE BU $599.00 |
 1894 S BARBER HALF DOLLAR 050 NGC XF 45 $247.25 |
 1914 P Barber Half grades NGC G4 Tough Date Semi Key $148.00 |
 1893 BARBER 50 CENT NGC PROOF 67 $7,295.00 |
 1908 S Barber Half Dollar NGC VF 25 Choice Original $299.99 |
 1915 50C BARBER HALF F12 NGC $295.00 |
 1901 S BARBER 50C NGC MS 67 $49,875.00 |
 1913 50c NGC AU 50 LOW MINTAGE BARBER HALF DOLLAR $1,095.00 |
 1900 O Barber Half NGC VF 35 $399.99 |
 1900 O Barber Half NGC VF 20 $299.99 |
 NGC MS 63 1905 S Barber Half Dollar Low Pop Tough Date $2,195.00 |
 1908 S Barber Half NGC G 4 PLUS $49.99 |
 1914 P Barber Half Key Date NGC G 6 PLUS $219.99 |
The reverse of the coin depicts the Great Seal of the United States and shows an eagle with outstretched wings, holding an olive branch with thirteen leaves in its right claw and a shear of 13 arrows in its left. There is a ribbon with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM being held in the eagle's beak and 13 stars are in the field. During the total run of 24 years, just fewer than 136 million Barber halves were produced with no mint producing more than 6 million in any given year.
Most Barber Halves are in lower grades due to being heavily circulated. Back in the day of Barber coinage, the Barber coins were the main coins in use for the general population. A dime, quarter or half dollar could buy quite a bit of supplies and people just could not afford to save them. Also with a low relief, the coins wore fast. Even many of the more rare dates are heavily worn.
