1879 50C MS(PCGS#6361)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2242

Grade

MS64

Price

1,560

Lot Description

1879 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. MS-64 (PCGS). A sudden influx into commercial channels of earlier-dated half dollars that had been hoarded during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, coupled with implementation of prodigious Morgan dollar production pursuant to the 1878 Bland-Allison Act, explains why circulation strike half dollar coinage fell off markedly in 1879. Always in demand with collectors, this issue inaugurates a run of low mintage half dollars that would continue through the end of the Liberty Seated series in 1891. Just 4,800 circulation strikes were produced for the 1879. Provenance: From the Abigail Collection, Part II. PCGS# 6361. NGC ID: 24KS. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.