1883 50C WB-101, MS64 PCGS....

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1883 Half Dollar, MS64
Rarely Seen Finer

1883 50C WB-101, MS64 PCGS. Brilliant aside from delicate wisps of golden-russet toning at the borders, this frosty near-Gem is irregularly struck with needle-sharp centers and a hint of softness at the upper obverse and corresponding area on the reverse. Marks are limited to lightly scattered ticks, none of them singularly distracting.

Variety: WB-101. All proofs and business strikes were manufactured using a single die pair.

Population Data (9/15): PCGS reports 23 submissions in MS64 and 39 finer.

Heritage Commentary: Q. David Bowers (2014) estimates that between 10,000 and 20,000 individuals collected coins systematically in 1883. Many of them likely set aside the low-mintage halves (8,000 coins struck in 1883) for numismatic purposes based on the number of surviving high-grade half dollars from that era. Perhaps 200 Uncirculated 1883 representatives are extant, according to CoinFacts. Examples finer than this near-Gem are rare.

Provenance: W.R. Walling Collection (Stack's, 3/1996), lot 445.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 572267, Base PCGS# 6365)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.50 grams
ASW: 0.3617oz
Mintage: 8,000

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