1912-S 50C MS66 PCGS Secure. CAC....

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Astounding 1912-S Half Dollar, MS66
Tied for the Finest PCGS Has Certified

1912-S 50C MS66 PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: Duckor/Price. The obverse of this Premium Gem has a prominent die crack through the bust tip, beginning at the border below the 2 to that digit, ending at star 13. There are no other cracks or die defects on either side. The mintmark is upright and vertically centered, slightly right of center below the eagle's tail feathers. Delicate champagne toning resides on satiny luster, with full underlying mint brilliance.
A rare and somewhat underrated issue, the 1912-S is clearly more plentiful in top grades than the 1912-P but rarer than the 1912-D. In the Price catalog, David Akers compared this issue to some others: "Although often available in the lower Uncirculated grades, in Gem condition the 1912-S is both rare and somewhat underrated. It is not quite as rare as the 1911-S, but it is more rare in Gem than the 1909-S, 1910-S and the S Mint issues from 1913 to 1915."
Two examples of this issue in MS67 NGC have appeared in our past sales, as well as five different MS66 PCGS examples. With the Duckor coin, we have offered six of the seven MS66 PCGS coins that appear on the Population Report. The Barber half dollar connoisseur will want to give this opportunity careful consideration. Population (6/10): MS66 (7).
Ex: Dr. Thaine B. Price (David Akers, 5/1998), lot 188.
From The Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Barber Half Dollar Collection.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24NJ, PCGS# 6526, Greysheet# 6621)

Weight: 12.50 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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