1915-D BARBER HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6533
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,170,400
Proofs: 0
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: ±30.6 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±12.5 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "D"
(for Denver) just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 224,
illustrated, sold for $1,840.00
Very Choice Brilliant
Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 511, sold for $862.50
NGC MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8431, not illustrated, sold
for $483.00
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's
"65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1080, not
plated, sold for $184.00
Notes:
"1915-D&S are two of the most common coins in the
set. As the last year of the series they were saved. Both issues are
available through MS 66, but are rare above that grade."1
The finest examples graded
by PCGS are 8 MS-66'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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