1950-S QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5844, 5845
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 10,284,004
Proofs: 0
Designer: John Flanagan
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 96.6
grains (6.3 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the wreath on the reverse
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Varieties:
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-67. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2,
2001, Lot 8326, not illustrated, sold for $345.00 From the
John Benbow Collection
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8327, "S/D", illustrated, sold for
$2,242.50
PCGS MS-64, S over D. Ex -
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1710, not
illustrated, sold for $1,035.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 26 MS-67's.
The finest Uncirculated "S/D" examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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