Coin
½ Dollar "Draped Bust Half Dollar" small eagle (1797) — United States
United States • 1797 • KM# 26, PCGS# 6057, 6058, etc.
Overview
A silver ½ Dollar standard circulation coin from the United States, known as the Draped Bust Half Dollar with a small eagle reverse. Minted in 1797 at the Philadelphia mint. The mintage figures for this year are included within the 1796 official totals. The coin was designed by Gilbert Stuart with engraving by Robert Scot 15 Star .
Specifications
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1797
- Composition
- Silver (.8924) (.1076 copper)
- Weight
- 13.48 g
- Diameter
- 32.5 mm
- Mint
- United States Mint of Philadelphia
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 26, PCGS# 6057, 6058, etc.
- Issuer
- United States
Design details
Obverse
Draped bust right, 15 stars around Script: Latin Lettering: LIBERTY 1797
Reverse
Small eagle with spread wings within wreath Script: Latin Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Gilbert Stuart, Robert Scot is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: United States Mint of Philadelphia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.8924) (.1076 copper) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 26, PCGS# 6057, 6058, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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