1942-S 50C MS(PCGS#6617)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2149

Grade

MS67

Price

10,980

Lot Description

An unusual second opportunity in this sale for the advanced Walking Liberty half dollar enthusiast to acquire a top-flight example of the conditionally challenged 1942-S issue. This is a lovely Superb Gem Uncirculated coin, intensely lustrous with a bright, smooth, frosty appearance overall. Minor softness of strike at the obverse high points is typical of a San Francisco Mint half dollar from the World War II era, but most features on both sides are sharply to fully rendered. A thin veil of champagne-gold iridescence blankets the surfaces and further enhances this coin's desirability.