US Half Dollars: Lets see your recent additions and some of the favourite ones you own

Acarroll · February 14, 2026 8:15AM

My most recent purchase. I'm not really focused on building a set, i just pick up decent examples when I can find them.

Barberian · February 14, 2026 1:24PM

@Acarroll said:

My most recent purchase. I'm not really focused on building a set, i just pick up decent examples when I can find them.

That's a nice 66 motto! They are not common, either.
That's how set building starts. At least that's how it started for me, except I was looking for decent raw coins for a Dansco. The 66 motto was one of those initial coins I purchased.

Acarroll · February 14, 2026 7:28PM

@Barberian said:

@Acarroll said:

My most recent purchase. I'm not really focused on building a set, i just pick up decent examples when I can find them.

That's a nice 66 motto! They are not common, either.
That's how set building starts. At least that's how it started for me, except I was looking for decent raw coins for a Dansco. The 66 motto was one of those initial coins I purchased.

I was watching it on eBay and the seller sent me an offer, caught me at a good time. Half dollars are my favorite denomination, whatever other denominations i pursue for a while, i always circle back to half dollars.

rooksmith · February 14, 2026 9:21PM

Copperindian · February 15, 2026 7:59AM

Recent addition:

Posted a week or so ago in the Seated Coinage thread, but it also belongs here. Original mintage of only 10,000, yet they’re not hard to come by.

Acarroll · February 15, 2026 11:01AM

This is an interesting one. It's not rare or particularly valuable, but I like it because it was struck from very worn dies, especially the reverse.

P0CKETCHANGE · February 15, 2026 11:25AM

Here's my pair of colorful PR62 CAC OGH Barbies

Barberian · February 15, 2026 11:37AM

@Acarroll said:

@Barberian said:

@Acarroll said:

My most recent purchase. I'm not really focused on building a set, i just pick up decent examples when I can find them.

That's a nice 66 motto! They are not common, either.
That's how set building starts. At least that's how it started for me, except I was looking for decent raw coins for a Dansco. The 66 motto was one of those initial coins I purchased.

I was watching it on eBay and the seller sent me an offer, caught me at a good time. Half dollars are my favorite denomination, whatever other denominations i pursue for a while, i always circle back to half dollars.

Same here regarding half dollars. I used to like seated dimes until I became far-sighted in middle age. That's when I switched to half dollars and eventually settled on Seated Liberty halves, Barber halves, classic commemorative halves, and Newfoundland halves. My 1866 was one of the first SLHs I purchased raw off of eBay and remains one of my favorite SLHs. It spurred me on to continue collecting them.

PCGS VF35 CAC

Morgan13 · February 15, 2026 11:54AM

Catbert · February 15, 2026 1:38PM

GuzziSport · February 15, 2026 4:11PM

@P0CKETCHANGE said:
Here's my pair of colorful PR62 CAC OGH Barbies

Truly gorgeous Barbers!!! Very cool in the OGHs too.

Franklin_Fan · February 15, 2026 5:53PM

I like the Kennedy 50th anniversary set from 2014, Beautiful set. Here is an opened set and a U.S. mint sealed box of 5 sets never opened and seen.

Acarroll · February 21, 2026 3:49PM

I picked this one up on eBay this past week.

P0CKETCHANGE · February 21, 2026 5:42PM

Couple of type proofs:

Barberian · February 25, 2026 2:41AM

Paid an arm and a leg for this one. Coins are going for crazy prices these days.
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pcgscacgold · February 25, 2026 4:16AM

A recent add to the Walker old holder set.
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pcgscacgold · February 25, 2026 4:28AM

I was very lucky to be able to keep this together with the 1944. OGH's with Gold CAC stickers are fun to collect.
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Barberian · February 25, 2026 5:11AM

@pcgscacgold said:
I was very lucky to be able to keep this together with the 1944. OGH's with Gold CAC stickers are fun to collect.

Coins are fun to collect as well.

Copperindian · February 25, 2026 8:28AM

Very recent:

I seem to be acquiring CBH’s lately - very painful to my bank account!

ELVIS1 · February 25, 2026 8:04PM

@Franklin_Fan said:
I like the Kennedy 50th anniversary set from 2014, Beautiful set. Here is an opened set and a U.S. mint sealed box of 5 sets never opened and seen.

The one modern set I regret not getting.

Franklin_Fan · February 25, 2026 9:47PM

IT's a beautiful set. I picked up the unopened box of 5 years ago because I like the mystery of them never been seen before.
I opened about 150 proof sets from 1955 to 1963, I just could not take it seeing those unopened envelopes and thinking if I sold them someone else will have all the fun. But these sets I plan on holding on to unopened.
I think the sets are readily available, but not sure unopened.