1863 50C MS(PCGS#6309)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4120

Grade

MS63

Price

2,880

Lot Description

Scarce to rare in all Mint State grades, this Civil War half dollar issue has a mintage of 503,200 circulation strikes. Examples did not see commercial use during the conflict. While many circulated beginning in the mid 1870s, most eventually succumbed to melting.