1962 50C, FBL MS(PCGS#86682)

1962 50C, FBL MS (PCGS#86682)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: Delicate sandy-gold and russet toning engages the peripheries of this otherwise brilliant, creamy-white Gem. Well composed, the surfaces are not only free of troublesome marks, but also offer impressively sharp detail to all design elements.Poorly struck coins with noticeably abraded surfaces are the norm among survivors from the mintage of 9,714,000 circulation strike 1962 half dollars. So much so that Rick Tomaska reports in the 2023 edition of his Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars that this is, "A rare coin in MS-66, and extremely rare in MS-66 FBL. I may handle a single non-FBL MS-66 1962-P [sic] in a year." Regarding examples in MS-67 and MS-67 FBL, the author states succinctly: "Unknown." The offered coin is tied with only one other example at the top of the PCGS Population Report in the FBL category; neither has sold at auction per PCGS CoinFacts. CAC approval further confirms this coin as the finest realistically obtainable for the issue. Its appearance in this sale represents an extraordinary opportunity for advanced Set Registry participants that is unlikely to be repeated any time soon.