1872-S 50C WB-4, Medium-Small S MS(PCGS#800913)

1872-S 50C WB-4, Medium-Small S MS (PCGS#800913)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

Lot Description: 1872-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-4. Rarity-3+. Medium-Small S. MS-64 (PCGS). Predominantly brilliant surfaces with just a tinge of iridescent reddish-russet here and there around the peripheries, especially on the reverse. Sharply struck overall with a full endowment of billowy mint frost. The San Francisco Mint struck 580,000 half dollars in 1872, and most entered domestic circulation. What few Mint State coins have survived did so largely by chance as there was essentially no interest in mintmarked coinage at the time. Four die marriages were used for this issue, featuring four obverse and three reverse dies. WB-1 and WB-2 are easily distinguished by the style and placement of the mintmark, the S used for WB-3 and WB-4 is of the Medium-Small style and positioned much lower and to the right. In the WB-4 marriage, offered here, the Medium-Small S reverse is paired with an obverse that is lightly cracked through the top of Liberty's head and foot. PCGS Population: 1; none finer within the variety. PCGS# 800913. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.