1896 50C MS(PCGS#6474)

March 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3490

Grade

MS65

Price

1,740

Lot Description

1896 Barber Half Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS). A handsome and fully original Gem, both sides exhibit mottled steel-russet toning over a base of warmer antique silver patina. The strike is sharp, the luster is full, and the surfaces are uncommonly well preserved in a circulation strike half dollar of the conditionally challenging Barber type. One of the scarcer Philadelphia Mint issues in this series, the 1896 has a limited mintage of 950,000 pieces. PCGS Population: 16; 5 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 6474. NGC ID: 24LV. Click here for certification details from PCGS.