1918 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6574
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 6,634,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Adolph
Alexander Weinman
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±193
grains (±12.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) near the rim below the branch on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-65, Gem Brilliant
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1094, not plated, sold for $1,840.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8445, not
illustrated, sold for $948.75
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1802, illustrated,
sold for $862.00
MS-61. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva
Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 453, not illustrated, sold for $747.50
About Uncirculated. Ex
- Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1095,
not plated, sold for $161.00
AU-58. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5582, not plated, sold for $350.75
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 5 MS-66's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2002" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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