SESQUI 50C

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1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar, A Spectacular MS 66 Representative

1926 50C Sesquicentennial MS 66 NGC. This commemorative issue is one of the best known condition rarities in MS 65. Above that threshold, the Sesquicentennial half dollar is seldom available even at the largest conventions. Our offering of the present example, therefore, confirms the importance of this sale for advanced commemorative collectors. Both sides of this coin display a silky-smooth endowment of mint frost that cartwheels beneath warm lilac-gray patina. There is a blush of orange-copper color near the lower reverse rim, but we can find no singularly mentionable abrasions. NGC and PCGS combined report only 12 coins in MS 66, and none are finer (11/00).
From the Tyler Dillon of Wellesley Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# BYJ4, PCGS# 9374, GSID# 10365)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.50 grams
ASW: 0.3617oz
Mintage: 141,120

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