1915 BARBER HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6532, 6562
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 138,000
Proofs: 450
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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Images courtesy of David
Lawrence Rare Coins
Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-66. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
,
Lot 519, illustrated, sold for $3,450.00 From the Luther A. Breck
Collection
PCGS Proof-64. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October
5-7, 2000, Lot 6282, not illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1351 at $3,910.00
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1785 sold for
$3,795.00
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8430, not illustrated, sold
for $1,265.00 From the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko
MS-60 Plus. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1787, illustrated,
sold for $1,150.00
Notes:
"1915-P has the second lowest mintage in the set.
However, unlike the 1914-P which
has the lowest, it is quite scarce in mint state. This date has increased in
mint state rarity from R3 [Scarce] to R4 [Very Scarce] since 1991, and also
has climbed the rankings from 26th to 20th. The population of 1915-P is
about half that of the 1914-P and
it is equally rare in MS 66 and above, where only one coin has been graded
[as of the end of 1999]."1
The finest Uncirculated
examples graded by PCGS are 9 MS-65's.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 3 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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