1900 50C MS67 PCGS Secure. CAC....

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First-Class 1900 Barber Half, MS67
Sole Example So Graded at PCGS

1900 50C MS67 PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: Duckor/Akers. Struck from perfect, uncracked dies, with faint die polish visible on the reverse. This Superb Gem is sharply defined but not fully struck, with completely mirrored fields around satiny devices. Unquestionably a business strike, despite its resemblance to many proof 1900 half dollars. This piece has weak claws and arrow feathers, unlike proofs of the era.
The obverse has ivory toning at the center, with a frame of rose, lilac, blue, and green. The reverse is lighter, with pastel gold at the center. The peripheries exhibit delicate lilac and sea-green. Magnification is necessary to see the few trivial surface marks on each side.
This Superb Gem is the single finest PCGS 1900 Barber half, equal to the MS67 NGC Price-Hugon coin and finer than any others we have handled. Those include just three different MS66 examples. The population and auction data clearly illustrate the rarity of high-grade 1900 Barber halves. The story is seemingly repeated from year to year: Millions of coins were minted (4.7 million in 1900) at the Philadelphia Mint, but no contemporary collectors saved them, preferring proof examples instead. As a result, some of the rarest Barber halves are those high-grade business strikes from the Philadelphia Mint. Population (6/10): MS66 (7); MS66+ (0); MS67 (1).
Ex: David Akers.
From The Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Barber Half Dollar Collection.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24M9, PCGS# 6486, Greysheet# 6561)

Weight: 12.50 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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