1959-D HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6677, 86677
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 13,053,750
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: "D"
(for Denver, CO) 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 1830 sold for $1,955.00
PCGS MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 252, illustrated, sold
for $2,990.00 From the Great Lakes Collection
PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex
- Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1928, not
illustrated, sold for $115.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest non-Full Bell Line example graded by PCGS is a single
MS-66.
The finest Full Bell Line examples graded by PCGS are 26 MS-66's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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