1863-S HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6310
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 916,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes,
executed by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±192
grains (±12.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC MS-65. Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003,
Lot
2591, sold for
$6,785.00
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6252, not plated, sold for $1,897.50 From
the Alex Highland Collection
ANACS AU-58. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6002, not illustrated, sold for $299.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Sources and recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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