1906 BARBER HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6504, 6553
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,638,000
Proofs: 675
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: ±30.6 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia) just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-66. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
,
Lot 507, illustrated, sold for $2,990.00 From the Luther A. Breck
Collection
PCGS
Proof-65. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
,
Lot 508, illustrated, sold for $2,185.00 From the Luther A. Breck
Collection
ANACS Proof-64. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October
5-7, 2000, Lot 6280, not illustrated, sold for $862.50
Proof-64. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva
Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 443, illustrated, sold for $1,495.00
Proof-61. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1349, sold for $345.00
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6026, not illustrated, sold for $402.50
Choice Brilliant
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October
17-19, 2000, Lot 1064, not plated, sold for $747.50
About Uncirculated. Ex -
Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1065,
not plated, sold for $195.50
Notes:
"Mint state rankings haven't changed much for these four
issues since 1991. 1906-P is a common date up though MS 65... It comes
with a decent strike and luster."1
The finest Uncirculated
example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 11 PR-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2002" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
1. "The Complete Guide To Certified Barber Coinage" by David
& John Feigenbaum
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