1927-S 50C MS(PCGS#6587)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4178

Grade

MS65

Price

5,040

Lot Description

A premium quality Gem, this lovely coin boasts fulsome mint luster and uncommonly smooth surfaces even for the MS-65 grade from PCGS. Otherwise brilliant, the lightest champagne-gold iridescence flashes into view as the coin rotates under a light. Well struck in most areas, softness to the central high points is noted and seems to be the only impediment to an even higher numeric grade. The 1927-S Walking Liberty half dollar is a conditionally challenging issue with a mintage of 2,392,000 pieces. Like the 1923-S and 1928-S, the 1927-S as an issue was heavily circulated and can be elusive even in the lowest Mint State grades. Gems are rare, the present example a significant find for the astute bidder.