1960-D 50C, FBL MS(PCGS#86679)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2155

Grade

MS67FBL

Price

18,300

Lot Description

An otherwise pinkish-silver beauty with warmer autumn-orange iridescence engaging the lower and left obverse borders and drifting toward the left reverse rim. This is an uncommonly well made 1960-D half dollar, with universally sharp definition throughout the design.<p>This challenging issue combines the strike rarity of the 1960 Philadelphia Mint half dollar with the heavily abraded surfaces of a Denver Mint Franklin, precluding the survival of a large number of Full Bell Lines Gems. The strike and condition rarity of the 1960-D is even more pronounced at the Superb Gem level and, in fact, when Rick Tomaska penned the fourth edition (2023) of his <em>Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars</em> for Whitman, he had handled only one example of this issue in PCGS MS-67 FBL. The present example now represents one of three grading events for the 1960-D at this level - still a remarkably low certified population with nowhere near enough coins to satisfy demand from advanced Franklin half dollar collectors. For those competing for top ranking on the PCGS Set Registry, this is a particularly significant offering worthy of the strongest bids.