1891 50C AU53 认证号35446928, PCGS号6373

Found this stunner on Gerry Fortin's website and decided I needed it to upgrade from my already nice VF-35 example. They call this date "common" but that's only because the previous run from 1879 thru 1890 had such low mintages. Yes, the 1891 is easier to find than those dates, but it's not easy to find one that's nice. You'll find a appealing 1854 Arrows or 1858-O way before you find a nice 1891.

Ron Guth

The Seated Liberty Half Dollar design ended its run in 1891 on a high note with a huge jump in the total mintage.  Where the mintage of the 1890 Half Dollar was a mere 12,000 pieces, the mintage of the 1891 was 200,000 coins -- more than a sixteen-fold increase.  As might be expected, the number of surviving 1891 Half Dollars is much higher than in any of the previous years (since 1879), and Mint State examples are likewise plentiful.  The overall quality of 1891 Half Dollars is so high that the PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census starts at MS66.  The most plentiful grades for the 1891 Half Dollars are MS63 and MS64, where scores of each are available.  This date has many plusses: available, affordable, final year of the type, and a great value for collectors.