1903 50C MS(PCGS#6495)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1402

等级

MS65

价格

20,449

详细说明

1903 Barber Half Dollar. MS-65 (NGC). Lustrous satin to softly frosted surfaces are brilliant apart from a few blushes of pale champagne-gold toning. The striking detail is sharp to full throughout the design, and the surfaces live up to the impressive Gem Mint State grade assigned by NGC. Writing in his 1991 reference on Barber half dollars, David Lawrence sums up the significance of this offering when he describes the 1903 as: "One of the real 'sleepers' in the series. Much tougher than its mintage indicates in all grades...Where have they all gone? Nice, original lustrous specimens are extremely hard to find." Dave Bowers agrees, the comment in his 2019 Guide Book on Barber Silver Coinsalso providing one clue to the mystery of this issue's rarity in the finest grades: "Another high-mintage Barber half dollar of which gem-Mint State coins are rare. Interested collectors at the time ordered Proofs." A surprise condition rarity from a relatively generous mintage of 2,278,000 circulation strikes, here is an important bidding opportunity for the sharp-eyed bidder. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. NGC Census: 5; with a single MS-66+ finer at this service. PCGS# 6495. NGC ID: 24MJ. Click here for certification details from NGC.