1908 50C MS67 认证号25200657, PCGS号6512

CAC. Laibstain. This was the first MS 67 of the date graded by PCGS. Later, a coin owned by Steve Duckor, that he obtained from Stewart Blay, was graded the same, and no others have graded at this level or greater since. It was one of the first MS 67 coins in our set, as we started with lower grade coins and upgraded along the way. This coin has very nice luster and and a very clean cheek. It is a tough coin in the middle series dates in gem and better condition. At times the 1908 is available at a common date price. We have always considered the 1908 to be a sleeper date, and a good value.

Ron Guth

The 1908 Half Dollar is a surprisingly scarce date.  It is almost twice as rare as the 1907 in Mint State and it is far less available than the 1909.  The bulk of the Mint State population of the 1908 rests around the MS64 level, indicating that the quality of the surviving examples is quite high.  Part of this is due to the strong strike quality of this date, a general minimizing of bagmarks in transport, and, of course, the care with which collectors have preserved their coins.  Approximately a dozen examples are known in MS66 above, with none known above MS67.  As is oftne the case with many high-end Barber Half Dollars, the names Hugon, Price, Shireman, and Duckor figure prominently (these are all collectors who assembled superb collections of Barber Half Dollars, often with the assistance of the late David Akers, a dealer with one of the best "eyes" in the business).

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David Akers

This is a distinctly underrated issue, at least in comparison to the Philadelphia Mint issues of 1906 and 1907 with which it is generally associated as far as rarity is concerned. Actually, the 1908 is considerably more rare than either of those two dates when one considers all available grades, although in Gem condition, they are rather similar.