1944 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6621
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 28,206,000
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:
PCGS MS-67. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6090, not illustrated, sold for $2,415.00
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 788, not illustrated, sold for $98.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 12 MS-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2002" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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