1960 50C, FBL MS(PCGS#86678)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

4210

Grade

MS66+FBL

Prix

1 920

Description du lot

A lustrous and frosty example dusted with delicate sandy-silver patina. It is smarty impressed with crisp detail throughout the design. In 1960, the Mint introduced a reworked master die for the Franklin half dollar which improved greatly upon deteriorating definition in the original die of 1948. One area that was not an improvement, however, is the base of the bell, where the lines were not as well executed on the reworked die. This can make locating Full Bell Lines examples of all issues dated 1960 to 1963 challenging. The 1960 Philadelphia Mint is among the better produced in this group, but precious few survivors combine superior striking quality with outstanding surface preservation as seen here.