1907-S 50C MS66 认证号25695252, PCGS号6511

CAC. Labistain. Pryor/Friend. This coin has amazing luster and strike, but does have a few planchet striations, most notable across the cheek. These striations are from worn-out roller fingers that fed the planchets into the striking dies, and can be found especially in coins minted in San Francisco from 1902-1908, and perhaps at other times. The striking of the coin was not enough to cover or "erase" these marks made on the planchets. Still, this is a very tough coin in MS 66 and above, with three tied with this coin and three graded higher. The 1907-S is one of the better mid to late dates in the series. This coin is from the James Pryor set of half dollars that was essentially complete from 1794 up through 1963, having all dates and mint marks throughout. The Barber half selections from this set included some very nice coins, some of which ended up in Dr. Steve Duckor's set, some in Dale Friend's set, and this one in our set. The San Francisco Mint coins collected by Pryor include some extremely nice coins. There are several other dates from the set such as the 94-O and 98-O that have been off the market since the 1996 auction, and they are likely the finest known of those issues. Their whereabouts are currently not known by us.

Ron Guth

The 1907-S Half Dollar may be a sleeper no longer, but it is certainly a rare enough coin.  It has one of the lowest total populations of the later-year Barber Half Dollars and it is sufficiently scarce in Mint State that it deserves respect from collectors.  It compares favorably with the 1908-S, which is another tougher date, and it is even more challenging in Mint State than the venerable 1906-S.  MS66 examples are very rare, with only a couple of MS67's besting them.  The finest example of which we are aware is the colorful PCGS MS67+ that once graced the collections of Dr. Duckor (and his wife) and the late Eugene Gardner.

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David Akers

The 1907-S has sometimes been referred to as a "sleeper" issue or an underrated one in Gem condition. For years, of course, that was true, but in recent times the 1907-S has come to be appreciated for its rarity more than some other issues (for example, the 1908-S...) which are almost as rare as the 1907-S in Gem condition, and yet, according to every standard pricing guide, are worth substantially less. So it may not be really appropriate to continue to describe the 1907-S as underrated, but it is certainly accurate to describe a Gem of this issue as being very rare.