Set report · United States · Half Dollars
Seated Liberty Half Dollar: Who Owns What
How often each Seated Liberty Half Dollar coin actually turns up in a collection, measured by how many of the 499 collectors of this set have one. Coins are graded from Common to Extremely scarce against the set's most-owned coin — a measure of collecting frequency, not of how many survive.
499
collectors of this set
4,014
coins cataloged
163
distinct coins tracked
Hardest to find in real collections
The five least-owned coins of the set — ownership counts are collector-reported.
…and the ones everybody has
Full set: ownership & rarity, coin by coin
Values by grade for each of these live on the Seated Liberty Half Dollar catalog pages and the full price guide.
| Coin | Mintage | Collectors | % of set collectors | How often collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1839 | — | 56 | 11.2% | Uncommon |
| 1839 Drapery From Elbow (Variety) | — | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1840 | — | 32 | 6.4% | Scarce |
| 1840 Medium Letters (Variety) | — | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1840-O | 855,100 | 36 | 7.2% | Scarce |
| 1841 | 310,000 | 27 | 5.4% | Scarce |
| 1841-O | 401,000 | 30 | 6% | Scarce |
| 1842 | — | 32 | 6.4% | Scarce |
| 1842 Medium Date (Variety) | — | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1842 Small Date Small Letters (Variety) | — | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1842-O | — | 31 | 6.2% | Scarce |
| 1842-O Small Date Small Letters (Variety) | — | 3 | 0.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1843 | 3,844,000 | 38 | 7.6% | Scarce |
| 1843-O | 2,268,000 | 40 | 8% | Scarce |
| 1844 | 1,766,000 | 28 | 5.6% | Scarce |
| 1844-O | 2,005,000 | 34 | 6.8% | Scarce |
| 1844-O Doubled Die (Error) | — | 3 | 0.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1845 | 589,000 | 27 | 5.4% | Scarce |
| 1845-O | 2,094,000 | 26 | 5.2% | Very scarce |
| 1845-O No Drapery (Variety) | — | 4 | 0.8% | Extremely scarce |
| 1846 | — | 27 | 5.4% | Scarce |
| 1846 6 Over Horizontal 6 (Error) | — | 3 | 0.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1846 Tall Date (Variety) | — | 4 | 0.8% | Extremely scarce |
| 1846-O | — | 36 | 7.2% | Scarce |
| 1846-O Tall Date (Error) | — | 3 | 0.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1847 | 1,156,000 | 22 | 4.4% | Very scarce |
| 1847 7 Over 6 (Error) | — | 3 | 0.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1847-O | 2,584,000 | 28 | 5.6% | Scarce |
| 1848 | 580,000 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1848-O | 3,180,000 | 36 | 7.2% | Scarce |
| 1849 | 1,252,000 | 21 | 4.2% | Very scarce |
| 1849-O | 2,310,000 | 28 | 5.6% | Scarce |
| 1850 | 227,000 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1850-O | 2,456,000 | 27 | 5.4% | Scarce |
| 1851 | 200,750 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1851-O | 402,000 | 20 | 4% | Very scarce |
| 1852 | 77,130 | 22 | 4.4% | Very scarce |
| 1852-O | 144,000 | 21 | 4.2% | Very scarce |
| 1853 Arrows & Rays | — | 100 | 20% | Common |
| 1853-O | 1,328,000 | 34 | 6.8% | Scarce |
| 1853-O Arrows & Rays | — | 51 | 10.2% | Scarce |
| 1854 | 2,982,000 | 67 | 13.4% | Uncommon |
| 1854-O | 5,240,000 | 91 | 18.2% | Common |
| 1855 | 759,500 | 29 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1855 1855 Over 1854 (Error) | — | 4 | 0.8% | Extremely scarce |
| 1855-O | 3,688,000 | 62 | 12.4% | Uncommon |
| 1855-S | 129,950 | 18 | 3.6% | Very scarce |
| 1856 | 938,000 | 37 | 7.4% | Scarce |
| 1856-O | 2,658,000 | 55 | 11% | Uncommon |
| 1856-S | 211,000 | 21 | 4.2% | Very scarce |
| 1857 | 1,988 | 37 | 7.4% | Scarce |
| 1857-O | 818,000 | 27 | 5.4% | Scarce |
| 1857-S | 158,000 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1858 | 4,225,700 | 84 | 16.8% | Common |
| 1858 (Proof) | 300 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1858-O | 7,294,000 | 102 | 20.4% | Common |
| 1858-S | 476,000 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1859 | 747,200 | 33 | 6.6% | Scarce |
| 1859 (Proof) | 800 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1859-O | 2,834,000 | 50 | 10% | Scarce |
| 1859-S | 566,000 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1860 | 302,700 | 25 | 5% | Very scarce |
| 1860 (Proof) | 1,000 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1860-O | 1,290,000 | 36 | 7.2% | Scarce |
| 1860-S | 472,000 | 22 | 4.4% | Very scarce |
| 1861 | 2,887,400 | 47 | 9.4% | Scarce |
| 1861 (Proof) | 1,000 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1861-O | 2,525,633 | 42 | 8.4% | Scarce |
| 1861-O Cracked Obverse (Error) | — | 3 | 0.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1861-S | 939,500 | 28 | 5.6% | Scarce |
| 1862 | 253,000 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1862 (Proof) | 550 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1862-S | 1,352,000 | 29 | 5.8% | Scarce |
| 1863 | 503,200 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1863 (Proof) | 460 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1863-S | 916,000 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1864 | 379,100 | 23 | 4.6% | Very scarce |
| 1864 (Proof) | 470 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1864-S | 658,000 | 26 | 5.2% | Very scarce |
| 1865 | 511,400 | 23 | 4.6% | Very scarce |
| 1865 (Proof) | 500 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1865-S | 675,000 | 28 | 5.6% | Scarce |
| 1866 | 744,900 | 31 | 6.2% | Scarce |
| 1866 (Proof) | 725 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1866-S | 994,000 | 23 | 4.6% | Very scarce |
| 1866-S Without Motto | — | 1 | 0.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1866-S No Motto (Variety) | — | 4 | 0.8% | Extremely scarce |
| 1867 | 449,300 | 26 | 5.2% | Very scarce |
| 1867 (Proof) | 625 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1867-S | 1,196,000 | 25 | 5% | Very scarce |
| 1868 | 417,600 | 22 | 4.4% | Very scarce |
| 1868 (Proof) | 600 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1868-S | 1,160,000 | 23 | 4.6% | Very scarce |
| 1869 | 795,300 | 33 | 6.6% | Scarce |
| 1869 (Proof) | 600 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1869-S | 656,000 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1870 | 633,900 | 27 | 5.4% | Scarce |
| 1870 (Proof) | 1,000 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1870-CC | 54,617 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1870-S | 1,004,000 | 24 | 4.8% | Very scarce |
| 1871 | 1,203,600 | 38 | 7.6% | Scarce |
| 1871 (Proof) | 960 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1871-CC | 153,950 | 18 | 3.6% | Very scarce |
| 1871-S | 2,178,000 | 44 | 8.8% | Scarce |
| 1872 | 880,600 | 31 | 6.2% | Scarce |
| 1872 (Proof) | 950 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1872-CC | 257,000 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1872-S | 580,000 | 26 | 5.2% | Very scarce |
| 1873 | 1,815,200 | 40 | 8% | Scarce |
| 1873 No Arrowheads | — | 30 | 6% | Scarce |
| 1873 (Proof) | 800 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1873 No Arrowheads Open 3 (Variety) | — | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1873-CC | 214,560 | 18 | 3.6% | Very scarce |
| 1873-CC No Arrowheads | — | 20 | 4% | Very scarce |
| 1873-S | 228,000 | 20 | 4% | Very scarce |
| 1873-S No Arrowheads | — | 20 | 4% | Very scarce |
| 1874 | 2,359,600 | 52 | 10.4% | Uncommon |
| 1874 (Proof) | 700 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1874-CC | 59,000 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1874-S | 394,000 | 23 | 4.6% | Very scarce |
| 1875 | 6,026,800 | 64 | 12.8% | Uncommon |
| 1875 (Proof) | 700 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1875-CC | 1,008,000 | 31 | 6.2% | Scarce |
| 1875-S | 3,200,000 | 42 | 8.4% | Scarce |
| 1876 | 8,418,000 | 79 | 15.8% | Common |
| 1876 (Proof) | 1,150 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1876-CC | 1,956,000 | 35 | 7% | Scarce |
| 1876-S | 4,528,000 | 58 | 11.6% | Uncommon |
| 1877 | 8,304,000 | 78 | 15.6% | Common |
| 1877 7 Over 6 (Error) | — | 4 | 0.8% | Extremely scarce |
| 1877 (Proof) | 510 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1877-CC | 1,420,000 | 30 | 6% | Scarce |
| 1877-S | 5,356,000 | 65 | 13% | Uncommon |
| 1878 | 1,377,600 | 37 | 7.4% | Scarce |
| 1878 (Proof) | 800 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1878-CC | 62,000 | 18 | 3.6% | Very scarce |
| 1878-S | 12,000 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1879 | 4,800 | 19 | 3.8% | Very scarce |
| 1879 (Proof) | 1,100 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1880 | 8,400 | 17 | 3.4% | Very scarce |
| 1880 (Proof) | 1,355 | 7 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1881 | 10,000 | 18 | 3.6% | Very scarce |
| 1881 (Proof) | 975 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1882 | 4,400 | 20 | 4% | Very scarce |
| 1882 (Proof) | 1,100 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1883 | 8,000 | 20 | 4% | Very scarce |
| 1883 (Proof) | 1,039 | 8 | 1.6% | Extremely scarce |
| 1884 | 4,400 | 18 | 3.6% | Very scarce |
| 1884 (Proof) | 875 | 7 | 1.4% | Extremely scarce |
| 1885 | 5,200 | 20 | 4% | Very scarce |
| 1885 (Proof) | 930 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1886 | 5,000 | 21 | 4.2% | Very scarce |
| 1886 (Proof) | 886 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1887 | 5,000 | 18 | 3.6% | Very scarce |
| 1887 (Proof) | 710 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1888 | 12,001 | 21 | 4.2% | Very scarce |
| 1888 (Proof) | 832 | 6 | 1.2% | Extremely scarce |
| 1889 | 12,000 | 21 | 4.2% | Very scarce |
| 1889 (Proof) | 711 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1890 | 12,000 | 17 | 3.4% | Very scarce |
| 1890 (Proof) | 590 | 5 | 1% | Extremely scarce |
| 1891 | 200,000 | 34 | 6.8% | Scarce |
| 1891 (Proof) | 600 | 4 | 0.8% | Extremely scarce |
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Based on the share of this set's collectors who own each coin — how often it turns up in a collection, not how many survive. Not the Sheldon rarity scale.
About these numbers
Ownership counts come from the same live per-coin counters shown across the LuckyCoin catalog; set-level collector counts come from the annual full-collection scan behind The State of Coin Collecting 2026. Counts are collector-reported and aggregate-only. Scarcity tiers come from 100 × (1 − owners ÷ owners of the set's most-owned coin): Common under 25, Uncommon 25–49, Scarce 50–74, Very scarce 75–89, Extremely scarce 90+. This reflects how often a coin is collected, not its surviving population — it is not the Sheldon rarity scale. CC BY 4.0 with attribution.