1893-S 50C MS (PCGS#6467)
November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3082
- 等级
- MS65
- 价格
- 67,524
- 详细说明
- Rarely Offered Gem Uncirculated 1893-S Half Dollar
1893-S Barber Half Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS).
Virtually untoned surfaces allow ready appreciation of a pronounced semi-prooflike finish from the dies. The fields are nicely mirrored, their reflectivity forming a splendid backdrop to satiny design elements. The strike is sharp to full throughout and well above average for a circulation strike half dollar of this type. Attractive in all regards, a touch of pale sandy-silver iridescence is not readily evident at all viewing angles. The San Francisco Mint produced 740,000 half dollars in 1893, the second year of the Barber series. This is a limited total by the standards of the type, strong commercial demand claiming most of these coins. Writing in the 2019 edition of his Guide Book of Barber Silver Coinsfor Whitman, Q. David Bowers' comment about high grade examples from this era is brief and to the point: "With only a few exceptions, Barber half dollars of the 1890s are very difficult to find in gem preservation." Indeed, this 1893-S is in very select company at the PCGS MS-65 level, and it is the kind of coin that would serve as a highlight in any advanced cabinet.
PCGS Population: 7; just 2 finer (MS-66 finest).
PCGS# 6467. NGC ID: 24LM.
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