1941 50C MS(PCGS#6611)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

4543

Erhaltungsgrad

MS68

Preis

4.800

Losbeschreibung

The faintest champagne patina accents the pearlescent-silver surfaces of this magnificent Ultra Gem. Uniform satiny luster blankets each side and remains virtually untouched beneath a glass. Direct lighting calls forth a dramatic cartwheel complexion that is a delight to experience in-hand. The 1941 Philadelphia Mint half dollar represents the first in the popular Walking Liberty half dollar "short set" that continues through the series' end in 1947. This issue also marks the beginning of a massive increase in yearly mintages from all three operating coinage facilities as the nation transitioned from the Great Depression to the economy of the Second World War. With a sizable mintage of 24,192,000 pieces, the 1941 is one of the most available circulation strike issues in the entire Walking Liberty series. Indeed, Mint State coins are readily obtainable in all grades up to and including MS-66. Beginning in MS-67, however, this issue becomes scarce, and Ultra Gems at MS-68 are incredible condition rarities. The virtually flawless example offered here is a miraculous survivor that ranks among the finest known to PCGS. It is a treasure that will appeal to Set Registry participants and other advanced specialists in this series.