1949-D 50C, FBL MS(PCGS#86654)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4558

Grade

MS66+FBL

Price

1,170

Lot Description

This handsome half dollar exhibits billowy satin luster on brilliant, silver-white surfaces. Both sides are smooth and pleasing and feature a razor sharp strike throughout the design. The most conditionally challenging Franklin half dollar produced up to that point in time, the 1949-D is virtually unobtainable in certified MS-67 FBL. This places extraordinary collector pressure on coins in MS-66+ FBL, which are rare when certified by PCGS or NGC. Advanced Franklin half dollar enthusiasts would be hard pressed to improve upon the premium Gem offered here.