1946 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6627
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 12,118,000
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 6096, not illustrated, sold for $1,955.00
PCGS MS-65, Gem Brilliant
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1130, not plated, sold for $103.50
PCGS MS-65 Premium
Quality. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 1887, not illustrated, sold for $109.00
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1888, not
illustrated, sold for $103.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 7 MS-67's.
The finest "Doubled Die" example graded by PCGS is a single
MS-66.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2002" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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