1899-S 50C MS(PCGS#6485)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1392

等级

MS66

价格

41,291

详细说明

1899-S Barber Half Dollar. MS-66 (NGC). This 1899-S Barber half dollar displays full, satin to softly frosted luster and virtually complete striking detail on both the obverse and reverse. Bright and brilliant, the surfaces are very nice for the assigned grade and border on pristine. The 1899-S is one of the so-called "Philippine hoard dates" in the Barber half dollar series, as described by David Lawrence (1991). The other two are the 1898-S and 1900-S. Much of the mintage of 1,686,411 pieces for the 1899-S was sent to the Philippine Islands to be used in commerce in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Some of these coins were hoarded after seeing limited circulation, explaining why the 1899-S is among the more obtainable mintmarked half dollars from the 1890s in EF and AU grades. On the other hand, many of these repatriated examples are impaired due to cleaning. Due to its distribution, the 1899-S is one of the more elusive Barber half dollar issues from its era in Uncirculated condition. Q. David Bowers (2019) describes Mint State survivors as, "Very difficult to locate despite [the issue's] high mintage." The present lot represents only our third offering for an example grading finer than MS-65 in more than 15 years. An impressive condition rarity, this lovely coin will be just right for another advanced collection of Barber coinage. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. Earlier ex Heritage's Dallas Signature Auction of December 2005, lot 859. NGC Census: 8; 3 finer (all MS-67). PCGS# 6485. NGC ID: 24M8. Click here for certification details from NGC.