1899-S 50C MS(PCGS#6485)

1899-S 50C MS (PCGS#6485)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1899-S Barber Half Dollar. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. Blushes of delicate champagne-apricot and powder blue iridescence further enhance both sides of this fully struck, highly lustrous piece. The 1899-S is one of the so-called "Philippine hoard dates" in the Barber half dollar series, as described by David Lawrence (1991). The other two are the 1898-S and 1900-S. Much of the mintage of 1,686,411 pieces for the 1899-S was sent to the Philippine Islands to be used in commerce in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Some of these coins were hoarded after seeing limited circulation, explaining why the 1899-S is among the more obtainable mintmarked half dollars from the 1890s in EF and AU grades. On the other hand, many of these repatriated examples are impaired due to cleaning. Due to its distribution, the 1899-S is one of the more elusive Barber half dollar issues from its era in Uncirculated condition. Q. David Bowers (2019) describes Mint State survivors as, "Very difficult to locate despite [the issue's] high mintage." The present lot highlights a particularly impressive Choice example that will be just right for an advanced collection of Barber coinage. PCGS Population: 19; 28 finer (MS-68 finest). PCGS# 6485. NGC ID: 24M8. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.