PCGS 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)
 PCGS 1915 90 Silver Barber Half Dollar 50c Key Date Only 138000 Minted Rare $119.57 |
 1911 S Barber Half Dollar PCGS VF20 Rare Coin $165.00 |
 PCGS G04 1914 Barber Half Dollar $179.18 |
 PCGS G06 1915 Barber Half Dollar $189.18 |
 PCGS VG10 1915 Barber Half Dollar $235.18 |
 1898 S Barber Half Better Date PCGS VF 20 $289.99 |
 1914 PCGS Certified VG08 Silver Barber Half Dollar a126 $210.00 |
 1914 BARBER 50c G06 PCGS Nice Full Rim Detail $147.00 |
 RARE 1908 D BARBER HALF DOLLAR PCGS MS64 CHOICE BU $1,472.50 |
 1898 Barber Half Dollar PCGS G04 $22.00 |
 1906 Barber Half Dollar PCGS G06 $20.00 |
 1909 Barber Half Dollar PCGS VG10 $30.00 |
 1915 Barber Half Dollar PCGS G06 $57.00 |
 1909 Barber Half Dollar PCGS VF30 Fully Original Choice $159.00 |
 1915 PCGS G04 BARBER HALF DOLLAR FULL RIMS BOTH SIDES FREE SHIPPING $105.50 |
 1912 D Barber Half Dollar PCGS XF 45 Original Looks AU $399.99 |
 1914 50C BARBER HALF VG08 PCGS $230.00 |
 1915 50C BARBER HALF VG10 PCGS $170.00 |
 1914 50C BARBER HALF G06 PCGS $155.00 |
 1909 Barber Half PCGS PR63 $1,250.00 |
 1911 Barber Half Dollar PCGS VG10 Nice All Original Coin Nice Detail $50.00 |
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.
