1942-S 50C MS(PCGS#6617)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2184

等级

MS67

价格

103,274

详细说明

This incredible coin resonates with full mint frost and luster. The surfaces are as close to perfection as can be imagined. The strike is better than average as Liberty has her left thumb just barely outlined, and there are a few skirt lines evident below; the eagle's trailing thigh is soft, as expected for this San Francisco Mint issue. Undoubtedly one of the very finest known of this issue, and a coin of extraordinary beauty and quality that will be an important addition to an advanced registry collection.<p>Trailing only the 1941-S, the 1942-S is the rarest "short set" Walking Liberty half dollar in the finest Mint State grades. With a mintage of 12.7 million coins, the 1942-S half dollar is readily available up through grades of MS-65, but becomes incredibly rare at the Superb Gem level. This MS-67 example approaches the top of the <em>PCGS Population Report</em> for the issue, with a mere three coins finer.