1852 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6268
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 77,130
Proofs: est. 10
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht; reverse by Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±206
grains (±13.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29,
2001, Lot 412, not illustrated, sold for $1,092.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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