1928-S 50C MS(PCGS#6588)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3057

Grade

MS66

Price

28,800

Lot Description

This is a highly significant coin in a 1928-S half dollar, Uncirculated examples of which are scarce in an absolute sense and typically confined to the lowest grades due to poor strike detail and/or noticeably abraded surfaces. Not so here, for both sides of this stunning example are silky smooth in appearance with a full endowment of soft mint frost. Otherwise brilliant, certain lighting angles reveal a hint of pale champagne-pink iridescence that is a bit more pronounced on the obverse. A bit lightly struck in the centers, typical of the issue, although the level of preservation is outstanding and easily justifies the coveted MS-66 rating from PCGS.<p>Alone among 1928-dated issues in the Walking Liberty half dollar series, the 1928-S is scarce to rare in all Mint State grades and more challenging to collect than the 1927-S. This piece offers particularly desirable premium Gem quality, for the vast majority of survivors of this issue are well worn from extensive commercial use.