they stopped making half dollar coins in 1878.
when did they stop making half dollar coins?
1878
"the greatest 100 u.s. coins" selected the 1804 silver dollar as the number one coin. it bears a heraldic eagle on the reverse and the price is prohibitive. eight were minted in 1834 (class i) and the rest minted about 1858 (class ii) the 1802 half dime ranks number 61. only 3,000 were minted and the vast majority of these were either lost, melted or wore out. most 1802 half dimes that do exist are in extremely poor condition. the 1797 half dollar (ranked 68) has the "small eagle" design. this design is rare due to the very low mintage and the inferior equipment and procedures. fewer than 3,000 were minted. its companion, the even rarer 1796 half dollar (ranked 72) had a mintage of only 934. the pair constitute the sole mintage of the half dollar "small eagle" design. one is required for a complete type set, thus there are always more buyers than sellers. the 1796 quarter (seen above) ranked 71. it is also the "small eagle" design and is the only representative in this denomination of that design. since it too is required for a complete type set, its price continues to rise. only 6,000 quarters were minted that year. by comparison, the tennessee state quarter, one of five struck in 2002, had a mintage of 650,000,000 (the mintage of all state quarters in 2002 was over 3 billion).
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bullet::::- five dollar coins: minted sporadically from 1990 onwards. five dollar coins have never been minted for circulation but specifically for commemorative purposes. they are legal tender.









































bullet::::- ten dollar coins: minted sporadically from 1995 onwards. ten dollar coins have never been minted for circulation. they are legal tender.









































bullet::::- twenty dollar coins: minted in 1995 and 1997, only 2 sets of twenty dollar coins have been made.









































bullet::::- one hundred and fifty dollar coins: minted in 1990 and 1998, only 2 sets of one hundred and fifty dollar coins have been made.
coins of the new zealand dollar