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1917-D Reverse Half Dollar, MS64

1917-D 50C Reverse MS64 PCGS. Early in 1917, a policy change by the Mint director caused the mintmark on half dollars to be moved from its conspicuous obverse prominence to a more obscure reverse location where it remained for Denver and San Francisco issues until 1947, the final year for the Walking Liberty half dollar. Although more were minted in 1917 with the mintmark on the reverse, few were saved from circulation; hence, the absolute rarity of this piece. This near-Gem is well defined. Only Liberty's skirt lines are less than complete, as usual. The untoned surfaces show the typically granular texture with softly glowing mint frost. The coin is only slightly marked on each side. PCGS has only certified 37 finer (2/09).
Ex: The Big Tex Registry Set of Walking Liberty Halves (Heritage, 9/2006), lot 2047.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N2998)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24PS, PCGS# 6571, GSID# 6714)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.50 grams
ASW: 0.3617oz
Mintage: 1,940,000

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