1899-O 50C XF40 认证号21908712, PCGS号6484

Ron Guth

The 1899-O Half Dollar shares a similar population profile with the 1898-O.  The 1899-O appears most frequently in MS63 and MS64.  In MS65 and MS66, the populations of the 1899-O Half Dollar are almost equal -- and both are very low.  No 1899-O Half Dollars are known in MS67.  Curiously, the 1899-O ranks in a tie with several other dates as fourth rarest overall in the series.

Fortunately, the 1899-O comes better struck than the 1898-O (which is notoriously weak).

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David Akers

The 1899-O Barber Half Dollar is not as rare as any of the O Mint issues preceding it or those that follow through 1906; in fact, it is relatively available in grades up to and including Choice Uncirculated. However, above that level it is very scarce and true Gems...are rare.