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Gem MS65 1874 With Arrows Half Dollar

1874 50C Arrows MS65 PCGS. When the adjusted weight coins were produced beginning in 1873, the tolerance was enough that the previous blanks could still be used. The half dollars coined from 1853 through 1873 had a standard weight of 12.44 grams while the new half dollars beginning in 1873 had a weight standard set at 12.50 grams. With a tolerance of plus or minus 0.2 grams, any planchet that weighed between 12.30 and 12.70 grams was legal. Walter Breen suggested that the mint did not make any adjustments to the previous standard in use. The most likely scenario is that they began producing blank planchets at the new weight standard, but went ahead a coined all of the previous blanks that had been prepared and were awaiting coinage. This is a frosty Gem with fully brilliant silver surfaces and exceptional aesthetic appeal. Few survivors from the mintage of over 2 million coins are as nice as this, and only a handful of finer examples have ever been certified. This example is the Breen-4981 variety with long arrows by the date on the obverse. The strike is very slightly uneven, slightly stronger at the lower obverse and upper reverse, a little weaker at the opposing points on the circumference. Population: 14 in 65, 3 finer (9/04).(#6346) (Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24LA, PCGS# 6346, GSID# 6294)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.50 grams
ASW: 0.3617oz
Mintage: 2,360,300

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