1895 Barber Half Dollar

1895 Barber half dollars were minted in decent quantities, with more than 4.5 million originally struck. Of course, only a sizable fraction of those coins remains today, due to melting. However, there are still enough to satisfy general coin collector demand, which means you should be able to find the 1895 Barber half dollars you desire for your collection.

Below is a breakdown of the mintages and approximate values of 1895 Barber half dollars:

• 1895 – 1,834,338; $26

• 1895-O – 1,766,000; $28

• 1895-S – 1,108,086; $33

• 1895 proof – 880; $900

*Values are for coins in a grade of Good-4, unless otherwise noted.

Barber halves are fairly difficult to find problem free in a grade of full Good or better, as the prices above reflect. You may find it extremely difficult to actually assemble a complete collection of Barber half dollars that all grade fully Good or better and are free of scratches, serious nicks or dings, or appear to have never been cleaned. For this reason, assembling a nice, complete collection of Barber half dollars is actually considered a very difficult challenge for numismatists. That, of course, doesn’t even make mention of the fact that many issues in the series are valuable semi-key and key dates.