1929-S 50C MS(PCGS#6590)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

2172

Grade

MS66+

Prix

14 400

Description du lot

An impressive Gem with a minimally toned obverse, champagne-tinged reverse, and intense luster throughout. Frosty in texture and free of disturbances. Trailing only the 1933-S, the 1929-S is the second most available San Francisco Mint half dollar of the 1916 to 1933 era. As with its identically dated Denver Mint counterpart, the onset of the Great Depression kept many examples from being released until the mid 1930s, by which time the coins were desired by contemporary numismatists and speculators. While Mint State examples can be found without much difficulty, they are seldom encountered above MS-65. The present MS-66+ is among the very finest survivors from the 1.9 million pieces struck, and is an ideal candidate for inclusion in a top-flight Walking Liberty half dollar set.