1915 50C MS66 认证号19806558, PCGS号6532

Laibstain. Last year of the series, and an issue of low mintage. More were saved of the later years, compared to the early years; the saving of the last year of issue is similar to the beginning of a new coin series as collectors realize that a coin design is no longer going to be produced, but the number saved at the beginning seems to be greater than at the end of the series. This may be due to the novelty factor. At the beginning we have a new coin design, at the end, a very familiar one. Surprisingly few gem and better 1915's from Philadelphia are known. Even at the end of the Barber Half Dollar series, most collectors still chose proof examples over the mint state circulation strikes. This one is well struck and with good luster. It is the second finest known example and a dandy. One of many coins in this long series that requires a long hunt to find in nice gem condition.

David Akers

This is the second lowest mintage issue of the series with only 138,000 pieces struck. Not surprisingly, mint state specimens, particularly Choice and Very Choice ones, are very scarce, if not rare. Examples [in Gem condition] are definitely rare and very difficult to find...

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Ron Guth

The popularity of the 1915 Half Dollar is evident in the large population of certified examples.  Despite being one of the rarer dates in the series, there are more PCGS-certified 1915 Half Dollars than any other date -- including the first-year-of-issue 1892.  Not unexpectedly, most of the certified examples are circulated, as Mint State examples of the 1915 are just as scarce as most of the other dates in the series.  Mint State 1915 Half Dollars are slightly morre rare than the 1914, but not as rare as the 1913.  MS64 examples are the most plentiful, followed by MS63's.  Gems are scarce, but they show up in the marketplace with relative frequency.  MS66 and better examples are very rare, with just a small handful in MS66, one or two in MS66+, and none in MS67.

The strike quality of the 1915 Half Dollar is about 95% all there, with a trivial amount of weakness in the usual place -- the upper right corner of the shield on the reverse.