1854 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6279, 6407
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,982,000
Proofs: estimated 30
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes,
executed by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±192
grains (±12.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Numismatic Auctions
Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-65. Ex- Stack's
"The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 440 @$5,175.00
PCGS MS-64 (illustrated
above). Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc. "Santa
Clara" Sale, November 18-20, 1999, Lot 6554.
PCGS MS-64. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6244, not illustrated,
sold for $1667.50
NGC MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5998,
not illustrated, sold for $920.00
MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6251, not plated, sold for
$1,265.00 From the Alex Highland Collection
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 441 @$747.50
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5997,
not illustrated, sold for $230.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 6 MS-66's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-65.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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