1866 50C Motto AG3 认证号19756657, PCGS号6319

On May 10, 1869 the Transcontinental Railroad was completed and a ceremonial golden spike being placed where east met west at Promontory Summit, Utah. This freshly-minted Half traveled from the East to Utah in the vest pocket of an attending railroad executive. Later spent during celebrations it memorializes the ease with which goods and persons could now travel from one coast to the other - the required passage time being reduced from six months to one week.

Ron Guth

The motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" made its first appearance on a United States coin in 1864, when it was added to the Two Cents denomination.  In 1866, the motto finally made it onto the Half Dollar, at which time it was seen on all denominations except the Indian Cent, Three-Cent Nickel, Three-Cent Silver, Half Dime and Dime.

The mintage for this year is typical of the period -- somewhere between half a million and a million pieces.  As such, collectors will have no time finding nice examples of this date.  The PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census extends all the way up to MS67, though such examples are very pricey because of their exteme rarity in that grade.