1951-S HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6660, 86660
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 13,696,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: John R.
Sinnock, the reverse adapted from a design by John Frederick Lewis
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±193
grains (±12.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) centered above the bell on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Ex
- Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere,
Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1813 sold for $3,335.00
PCGS MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 241, illustrated, sold
for $3,220.00 From the Great Lakes Collection
PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions,
Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot
8543, not illustrated, sold for $316.25
PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions,
Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot
8544, not illustrated, sold for $465.75
PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001,
Lot 1533, not illustrated, sold for $345.00
NGC MS-65. Ex - Ira &
Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection,
Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1909, not illustrated, sold
for $63.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest non-Full Bell Line example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
The finest Full Bell Line examples graded by PCGS are 46 MS-66's.
The finest non-Full Bell Line "Doubled Die" examples graded by
PCGS are 2 MS-65's.
The finest Full Bell Line "Doubled Die" example graded by PCGS
is a single MS-65.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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