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Melt value, today
Barber Half Dollar
$23.94
0.36169 oz silver × $66.19/oz silver spot
SPOT $66.19/oz silver · 2026-09-21
Every Barber half dollar (1892–1915) is 90% silver.
Melt is the floor: what the metal alone is worth today. A coin's collector value can be higher (date, mint mark, condition). It is rarely lower.
Melt
$23.94
2026-09-21
Common-date retail
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A dealer's buy price sits under both melt and retail on purpose — that spread is the margin that keeps the doors open. Ours is listed openly instead.
What makes one worth more than melt
- 1914-P has a real low mintage (124,230). The 1892-O Micro O is a recognized variety specialists pay for.
- Because the series is actively collected, even common worn dates tend to sell a bit over bare melt.
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Related series
Walking Liberty Half DollarFranklin Half Dollar1964 Kennedy Half Dollar (90% Silver)Eisenhower 40% Silver Dollar (1971-1976 S-mint)
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