1877 50C MS(PCGS#6355)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

4487

Grade

MS66+

Prix

7 200

Description du lot

Satiny and mildly reflective fields support frosty, sharp design motifs on this splendid upper end Gem, one of the finest examples of the issue seen by PCGS and CAC. Nice reddish-apricot hues have gathered at the rims, adding a touch of elegance to an already beautiful coin. The Specie Payment Resumption Act of January 14, 1875, ushered in a brief period of heightened half dollar production that lasted into 1878. With the government seeking to remove the paper currency that had become prevalent in circulation during and after the Civil War and replace it with "hard money," the three operating mints at the time (Philadelphia, Carson City and San Francisco) increased production of the dime, quarter and half dollar. The 1877 is the third of four high mintage half dollar deliveries from the Philadelphia Mint during this era, with 8,304,000 circulation strikes being produced, making this a relatively plentiful issue in most grades. We stress that word "most" here for in the finest Mint State grades, as here, the 1877 emerges as a noteworthy condition rarity. This is certainly a superior quality survivor which has few peers among Motto Liberty Seated half dollars of any issue. An exquisite Gem destined for inclusion in an advanced cabinet.