1908-D 50C MS(PCGS#6513)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4168

Grade

MS67

Price

9,600

Lot Description

This originally toned beauty exhibits blushes of champagne-pink and pale gold to dominant silver-olive iridescence. Highly lustrous with a razor sharp strike, and the surfaces are exceptionally well preserved for both the type and issue. A stunning example that will appeal to discerning collectors. With a relatively generous mintage of 3,280,000 pieces and an above average rate of survival, the 1908-D is one of the more readily obtainable Barber half dollars in Mint State. There are even a few remarkable premium Gems and Superb Gems known, as here, although we caution bidders that such coins are rare in an absolute sense and exceedingly so from a market availability standpoint. Once this lovely specimen finds its way into another tightly held collection, it may be many years before a similar bidding opportunity comes along.