1869-S 50C WB-2 Very Small S MS(PCGS#800897)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7275

Grade

MS61

Price

1,380

Lot Description

1869-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-2. Rarity-3. MS-61 (PCGS). Brilliant and frosty surfaces are boldly to sharply defined over most design elements. Noteworthy Mint State quality for an issue that Bill Bugert (2009) describes as, "....an under-appreciated, better date in the Liberty Seated half dollar series." Mintage: 656,000 coins, which is a limited total for a San Francisco Mint half dollar from the early Reconstruction era. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 800897. Click here for certification details from PCGS.