1911-S 50C MS67+ PCGS Secure. CAC....

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1911-S Half Dollar, Singular MS67+
One of Only Two Superb Gems Certified
Ex: Duckor

1911-S 50C MS67+ PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: Duckor/Queller. This Superb Gem is sharply struck from perfect, uncracked dies and exhibits boldly rendered design elements. The surfaces display satiny luster with just a blush of light golden toning. Subtle reflectivity is discernible in the reverse fields. The Plus-graded Duckor coin is the only Superb Gem 1911-S half at PCGS, and only a single non-Plus-graded MS67 example resides at NGC (6/15). In its 1975 appearance as part of the Dr. E. Yale Clarke Collection, Stack's wrote of this coin: "Brilliant Uncirculated gem. A splendid satin-like surface with light golden toning." Years later, the same firm offered this piece as part of the Queller Family Collection, exclaiming: "This outstanding coin is certainly among the finest known of this date and could possibly rival the MS67 Eliasberg piece!" In fact, the Duckor specimen rivals or exceeds the Eliasberg and Emery-Nichols coins that are both likely pedigreed directly to the San Francisco Mint, and is the finest known representative today.
Ex: Dr. E. Yale Clarke (Stack's, 10/1975), lot 422; Queller Family Collection (Stack's, 10/2002), lot 823; Legend Numismatics (2/23/2007); The Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Barber Half Dollar Collection / ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 3234.
From The Greensboro Collection, Part V.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24NF, PCGS# 6523, Greysheet# 6619)

Weight: 12.50 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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