Mintages for the Liberty Half Eagles cover a wide range, from just a few hundred pieces for certain issues to multiple millions. This results in the series containing both great rarities and extremely common issues.
The series was produced between 1839 and 1908 and struck at seven different mints. This included the Philadelphia Mint, the southern branch mints in Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans, and the branch mints opened in the west, including San Francisco, Carson City, and Denver. The long duration of the series and the large number of mint facilities resulted in more than 200 different issues of the series.
Most collectors will select an approachable goal for pursuing the series such as coins from a certain date range or from a certain mint. Most broadly, the series is divided into the coins issued without the motto above the eagle on the reverse from 1839 to 1866, and the coins issued with the motto “In God We Trust” appearing from 1866 to 1908.
The lowest mintage issue of the series is the 1875 Liberty Half Eagle with only 200 pieces struck at the Philadelphia Mint. The rarest issue is the 1854-S Liberty Half Eagle, which originally had 268 pieces struck but only has three known survivors. The 1841-O Liberty Half Eagle had a mintage believed to be 50 pieces, although none have ever been discovered.
Liberty Half Eagle Mintage
| No Motto | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1839 | 118,143 |
| 1839-C | 17,205 |
| 1839-D | 18,939 |
| 1840 | 137,382 |
| 1840-C | 18,992 |
| 1840-D | 22,896 |
| 1840-O | 40,120 |
| 1841 | 15,833 |
| 1841-C | 21,467 |
| 1841-D | 29,392 |
| 1841-O | Unknown |
| 1842 | 27,578 |
| 1842-C | 27,432 |
| 1842-D | 59,608 |
| 1842-O | 16,400 |
| 1843 | 611,205 |
| 1843-C | 44,277 |
| 1843-D | 98,452 |
| 1843-O | 101,075 |
| 1844 | 340,330 |
| 1844-C | 23,631 |
| 1844-D | 88,982 |
| 1844-O | 364,600 |
| 1845 | 417,099 |
| 1845-D | 90,629 |
| 1845-O | 41,000 |
| 1846 | 395,942 |
| 1846-C | 12,995 |
| 1846-D | 80,294 |
| 1846-O | 58,000 |
| 1847 | 915,981 |
| 1847-C | 84,151 |
| 1847-D | 64,405 |
| 1847-O | 12,000 |
| 1848 | 260,775 |
| 1848-C | 64,472 |
| 1848-D | 47,465 |
| 1849 | 133,070 |
| 1849-C | 64,823 |
| 1849-D | 39,036 |
| 1850 | 64,491 |
| 1850-C | 63,591 |
| 1850-D | 43,984 |
| 1851 | 377,505 |
| 1851-C | 49,176 |
| 1851-D | 62,710 |
| 1851-O | 41,000 |
| 1852 | 573,901 |
| 1852-C | 72,574 |
| 1852-D | 91,584 |
| 1853 | 305,770 |
Liberty Half Eagle Mintages Continued
| No Motto | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1853-C | 65,571 |
| 1853-D | 89,678 |
| 1854 | 160,675 |
| 1854-C | 39,283 |
| 1854-D | 56,413 |
| 1854-O | 46,000 |
| 1854-S | 268 |
| 1855 | 117,098 |
| 1855-C | 39,788 |
| 1855-D | 22,432 |
| 1855-O | 11,100 |
| 1855-S | 61,000 |
| 1856 | 197,990 |
| 1856-C | 28,457 |
| 1856-D | 19,786 |
| 1856-O | 10,000 |
| 1856-S | 105,100 |
| 1857 | 98,188 |
| 1857-C | 31,360 |
| 1857-D | 17,046 |
| 1857-O | 13,000 |
| 1857-S | 87,000 |
| 1858 | 15,136 |
| 1858-C | 38,856 |
| 1858-D | 15,362 |
| 1858-S | 18,600 |
| 1859 | 16,734 |
| 1859-C | 31,847 |
| 1859-D | 10,366 |
| 1859-S | 13,220 |
| 1860 | 19,763 |
| 1860-C | 14,813 |
| 1860-D | 14,635 |
| 1860-S | 21,200 |
| 1861 | 688,084 |
| 1861-C | 6,879 |
| 1861-D | 1,597 |
| 1861-S | 18,000 |
| 1862 | 4,430 |
| 1862-S | 9,500 |
| 1863 | 2,442 |
| 1863-S | 17,000 |
| 1864 | 4,170 |
| 1864-S | 3,888 |
| 1865 | 1,270 |
| 1865-S | 27,612 |
| 1866-S | 9,000 |
Liberty Half Eagle Mintages Continued
| Motto Above Eagle | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1866 | 6,700 |
| 1866-S | 34,920 |
| 1867 | 6,870 |
| 1867-S | 29,000 |
| 1868 | 5,700 |
| 1868-S | 52,000 |
| 1869 | 1,760 |
| 1869-S | 31,000 |
| 1870 | 4,000 |
| 1870-S | 17,000 |
| 1870-CC | 7,675 |
| 1871 | 3,200 |
| 1871-S | 25,000 |
| 1871-CC | 20,770 |
| 1872 | 1,660 |
| 1872-S | 36,400 |
| 1872-CC | 16,980 |
| 1873 | 112,480 |
| 1873-S | 31,000 |
| 1873-CC | 7,416 |
| 1874 | 3,488 |
| 1874-S | 16,000 |
| 1874-CC | 21,198 |
| 1875 | 200 |
| 1875-S | 9,000 |
| 1875-CC | 11,828 |
| 1876 | 1,432 |
| 1876-S | 4,000 |
| 1876-CC | 6,887 |
| 1877 | 1,132 |
| 1877-S | 26,700 |
| 1877-CC | 8,680 |
| 1878 | 131,720 |
| 1878-S | 144,700 |
| 1878-CC | 9,054 |
| 1879 | 301,920 |
Liberty Half Eagle Mintages Continued
| Motto Above Eagle | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1879-S | 426,200 |
| 1879-CC | 17,281 |
| 1880 | 3,166,400 |
| 1880-S | 1,348,900 |
| 1880-CC | 51,017 |
| 1881 | 5,708,760 |
| 1881-S | 969,000 |
| 1881-CC | 13,886 |
| 1882 | 2,514,520 |
| 1882-S | 969,000 |
| 1882-CC | 82,817 |
| 1883 | 233,400 |
| 1883-S | 83,200 |
| 1883-CC | 12,958 |
| 1884 | 191,030 |
| 1884-S | 177,000 |
| 1884-CC | 16,402 |
| 1885 | 601,440 |
| 1885-S | 1,211,500 |
| 1886 | 388,360 |
| 1886-S | 3,268,000 |
| 1887-S | 1,912,000 |
| 1888 | 18,201 |
| 1888-S | 293,900 |
| 1889 | 7,520 |
| 1890 | 4,240 |
| 1890-CC | 53,800 |
| 1891 | 61,360 |
| 1891-CC | 208,000 |
| 1892 | 753,480 |
| 1892-O | 10,000 |
| 1892-S | 298,400 |
| 1892-CC | 82,968 |
| 1893 | 1,528,120 |
| 1893-O | 110,000 |
| 1893-S | 224,000 |
| 1893-CC | 60,000 |
| 1894 | 957,880 |
| 1894-O | 16,600 |
| 1894-S | 55,900 |
| 1895 | 1,345,855 |
| 1895-S | 112,000 |
| 1896 | 58,960 |
| 1896-S | 155,400 |
| 1897 | 867,800 |
| 1897-S | 354,000 |
| 1898 | 633,420 |
| 1898-S | 1,397,400 |
| 1899 | 1,710,630 |
| 1899-S | 1,545,000 |
| 1900 | 1,405,500 |
| 1900-S | 329,000 |
| 1901 | 615,900 |
| 1901-S | 3,648,000 |
| 1902 | 172,400 |
| 1902-S | 939,000 |
| 1903 | 226,870 |
| 1903-S | 1,855,000 |
| 1904 | 392,000 |
| 1904-S | 97,000 |
| 1905 | 302,200 |
| 1905-S | 880,700 |
| 1906 | 348,735 |
| 1906-D | 320,000 |
| 1906-S | 598,000 |
| 1907 | 626,100 |
| 1907-D | 888,000 |
| 1908 | 421,874 |
