1904-S 50C MS(PCGS#6500)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1407

等级

MS65

价格

149,435

详细说明

1904-S Barber Half Dollar. MS-65 (NGC). A lustrous and frosty example, with both sides presenting sharp striking detail over all but a few isolated design elements. Brilliant apart from the lightest gold and silver iridescence, this impressive rarity is sure to see spirited bidding among advanced collectors. The 1904-S is a curious issue among key date Barber half dollars. With a mintage of just 553,038 pieces, it is certainly scarce to rare in all grades. On the other hand, well worn survivors are not as elusive as those of higher mintage mintmarked issues in this series such as the 1896-S, 1897-O and 1897-S. Perhaps the low mintage prevented many coins in grades such as Good and VG from being melted over the years? Above the Choice VF level, however, the significant rarity of the 1904-S comes readily to fore. David Lawrence has described this issue as the rarest Barber half dollar in EF and AU grades. In Mint State it is a landmark rarity. At and above the MS-65 level, Dave Bowers (2019) states: "This is the key to the Barber half dollar series. In the gem category, this joins the very slightly more available 1896-O half dollar as the rarest two coins in the entire Barber silver series except the 1894-S dime." This statement confirms that this Gem is one of the most significant Barber coin offerings from the Larry H. Miller cabinet. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. Earlier ex Heritage's FUN Signature Sale of January 1998, lot 6941. NGC Census: 1; 2 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 6500. NGC ID: 24MP. Click here for certification details from NGC.