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The Turban design was used on the gold Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle, and Eagle from 1795 to 1834. [6] On the Quarter and Half Eagles, the Turban design was replaced with the regular Capped Bust design in 1808 and 1807, respectively, [7] while the Eagle, having been out of production since 1804, adopted the "Coronet" Liberty Head design in 1838. [8]
Lettered Edge, 1807–1836 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [4] Comments 1807 (P) 750,500 Small/large stars, 50 over 20, and Bearded Liberty varieties. 1808
Draped Bust large cent, 1796–1807 (Copper) Year ... 1808 (P) 1,007,000 1809 (P) 222,867 ... United States half dollar mintage figures.
This design is known as Draped Bust, Small Eagle and usually commands a high price due to the extremely low mintage at the time. In 1798, the small eagle was replaced by the Heraldic eagle. This design is known as Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle. The famous 1804 silver dollar has this design as well the reverse of the Kennedy half dollar in 1964.
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
The Half Cent, 1793–1857 The Story of American's Greatest Little Coin by William R. Eckberg, 2019; The Half Cent Handbook – Draped Bust Varieties 1800–1808 by Ed Fuhrman, 2020. The Half Cent Handbook – Classic Head & Braided Hair Varieties by Ed Fuhrman, 2021. The Half Cent Handbook – Liberty Cap Varieties 1793–1797 by Ed Fuhrman, 2022.