1944-S 50C MS(PCGS#6623)

June 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2061

Grade

MS67

Price

40,800

Lot Description

Rarely Offered MS-67 PCGS 1944-S Half Dollar Tied for Finest Certified 1944-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). An exceptional quality example of this conditionally challenged issue. The strike is superior for a San Francisco Mint half dollar of this design type, the high points with emerging to bold definition and all other features razor sharp. Close to brilliant and dominated by intense mint luster, there is some subtle champagne-gold iridescence toward the borders. Only 8.9 million 1944-S half dollars were struck, down from the 13.4 million pieces produced in San Francisco in 1943, and also lower than the 10.1 million-coin total achieved for the 1945-S. No 1944-S has been graded higher than MS-67 by PCGS; this piece is tied for finest certified at the top of the PCGS Population Reportwith only nine other grading events.Indeed, market offerings suggest a lower total of actual coins since a PCGS MS-67 has not sold at auction since 2005. An elusive and significant offering for advanced specialists in this series, and one that might not come along again for many years. Provenance: From the Lulu Collection, the #1 all-time finest PCGS Walking Liberty Half Dollars Short Set. PCGS Population: 10; none finer. PCGS# 6623. NGC ID: 24SE. Click here for certification details from PCGS.