1907-O 50C MS67 认证号25200566, PCGS号6510

CAC. Laibstain. Friend. One of several coins in our set formerly in the great collection of Dale Friend. This coin was obtained at the auction of Dale's set, a special coin we specifically wanted for our set. The coin is bathed in a pretty greenish toning over lustrous surfaces. The coin has a great strike. It is tied with one other for the finest known. This coin is much more difficult in MS 67 than the 1908-O. Many of the New Orleans coins produced in 1907 and 1908 have "mumps." This is a peculiar raised area on the cheek/neck area of the obverse that experts think is due to die buckling. The location and the bulge seen on such coins reminds people of what the viral disease, mumps, looks like clinically. I can attest to what mumps looks like as my five brothers and I all had mumps on both sides when we were in grade school. Our coin does not have "mumps." "

Ron Guth

The 1907-O Half Dollar is a common coin, though not as common as several dates with much higher populations (the 1892 and 1913 come to mind).  David Akers wrote "...the 1907-O is very scarce, if not rather rare, in Gem condition..." and he was probably referring to coins in MS66 and better grades, where most of the Condition Census examples appear.  Several outstanding 1907-O Half Dollars exist, including the Duckor PCGS MS67, the Dr. Shireman MS67, the Friend-Shireman PCGS MS66+, and the Eliasberg-Hugon PCGS MS66.  Yes, the strike is sometimes an issue, but on these high-end coins the impact is fairly negligible.

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David Akers

Although only moderately scarce overall, the 1907-O is very scarce, if not rather rare, in Gem condition, and fully struck Gems...are decidedly rare.