1866-S HALF DOLLAR -
NO "IN GOD WE TRUST" ON REVERSE
(see also 1866-S Half Dollar - With
"In God We Trust" on Reverse)
PCGS No: 6315
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 60,000
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) below the eagle on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Recent appearances:
EF-40. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 5638, not illustrated, sold for $431.25
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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