1949-S HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6655, 86655
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,744,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: John R.
Sinnock, the reverse adapted from a design by John Frederick Lewis
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±193
grains (±12.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S" (for
San Francisco, CA) centered above the bell on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-67 Full Bell Lines.
Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M.
LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1808 sold for $8,050.00
PCGS MS-66 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 237, illustrated, not
sold From the Great Lakes Collection
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001,
Lot 1904, not illustrated, sold for $121.00
ICG MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8532, not
illustrated, sold for $184.00
NGC MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8533, not
illustrated, sold for $345.00
PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions,
Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot
8534, not illustrated, sold for $184.00
PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001,
Lot 1528, not illustrated, sold for $287.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest non-Full Bell Line example graded by PCGS is a single
MS-67.
The finest Full Bell Line examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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