1925-S 50C California MS68 PCGS....

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1925-S 50C California MS68 PCGS. Modern numismatists praise the California half dollar's simple, yet boldly attractive design, but at the time the noted sculptor James Earle Fraser recommended that the designer of the coin, Jo Mora, be fired! Luckily for collectors, his model was approved. Peppered reddish-brown toning in the margins accents the eye-catching silver gray centers of the present coin. Shimmering luster in the fields highlights the powerfully struck central devices. Both sides are virtually perfect, with only a couple of pinpoint-sized marks visible under magnification. Population: 5 in 68, 0 finer (6/09).
From The Louis Bassano Collection of U.S. Commemoratives.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# BYGA, PCGS# 9281, GSID# 10291)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.50 grams
ASW: 0.3617oz
Mintage: 86,394

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