1946-S HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6629
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,724,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Adolph
Alexander Weinman
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±193
grains (±12.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) near the rim below the branch on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-67. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6098, illustrated, sold for $1,897.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 7 MS-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2002" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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