Collection: Type 1, No Drapery (Liberty Seated Half Dollar)

Explore Type 1 No Drapery Liberty Seated half dollars for sale, the short-lived first design of the Liberty Seated half dollar series. Introduced in 1839, the type features Christian Gobrecht’s seated figure of Liberty on the obverse without the additional fold of drapery at her left elbow that distinguishes ... Read More

Explore Type 1 No Drapery Liberty Seated half dollars for sale, the short-lived first design of the Liberty Seated half dollar series. Introduced in 1839, the type features Christian Gobrecht’s seated figure of Liberty on the obverse without the additional fold of drapery at her left elbow that distinguishes subsequent issues.

The 1839 No Drapery half dollar represents a significant transitional issue in 19th-century American coinage and was produced for only a brief period before the design was modified. Its status as a one-year type coin, combined with its classic Liberty Seated design and historical importance, has made it particularly desirable among both type collectors and specialists in Liberty Seated coinage.

Shop certified No Drapery Liberty Seated half dollars selected by Paradime Coins for rarity, originality, strike, luster, surface quality and eye appeal. Discover desirable PCGS, NGC and CAC certified 1839 half dollars, including high-grade and condition-rarity examples sought by collectors of Liberty Seated half dollars, one-year type coins, early U.S. silver coins and certified rare U.S. coins.