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1938 50c Arkansas

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1938 50C Arkansas MS67+ NGC. NGC Census: (14/0 and 2/0+). PCGS Population: (21/0 and 2/0+). CDN: $2,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/ 67 HA 2,640 03/31/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/0). NGC Census: (14/0). CDN: $2,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 67 HA 2,640 10/09/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS67 PCGS. The long-running Arkansas commemorative halves were struck at three Mints (P, D, S) for the ye 67 HA 2,400 12/15/2021
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 2,160 08/17/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (21/0 and 2/0+). Mintage 3,156. 67 HA 2,040 08/18/2024
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 1,680 04/02/2025
    1938 50C Arkansas MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (13/0). PCGS Population: (19/0). CDN: $2,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 67 HA 1,680 08/20/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (11/0). PCGS Population: (19/0). CDN: $2,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 67 HA 1,560 11/07/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (16/0). Mintage 3,156. 67 HA 1,440 08/18/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (126/19). NGC Census: (50/10). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintag 66 HA 720 05/02/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. Mintage 3,156. 66 HA 661 04/24/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (132/19). NGC Census: (53/13). CDN: $525 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintag 66 HA 660 08/07/2023
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 660 04/12/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (126/19). NGC Census: (51/10). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintag 66 HA 576 08/01/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (132/18). NGC Census: (51/12). CDN: $525 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintag 66 HA 564 04/24/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 PCGS. Mintage 3,156. 66 HA 540 05/12/2025
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66+ NGC. Mintage 3,156. 66 HA 528 03/05/2025
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 528 07/12/2023
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 504 04/03/2024
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 504 03/08/2023
    1938 Arkansas Centennial, MS-65 (NGC), OH, with original felt-lined, three-coin leather case as issued by Stack's in their capacity as official distributors of the Arkansas Centennial commemorative half dollars. 65 Stacks Bowers 504 02/26/2025
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (50/10). PCGS Population: (125/19). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 66 HA 480 03/21/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (51/10). PCGS Population: (127/19). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 66 HA 456 05/11/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (255/151). NGC Census: (157/74). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 384 07/15/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (255/151). NGC Census: (156/65). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 372 07/24/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (251/143). NGC Census: (153/60). CDN: $230 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 336 02/07/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (348/408). NGC Census: (248/222). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Min 64 HA 324 08/21/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (255/151). NGC Census: (156/65). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 312 06/07/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (256/150). NGC Census: (155/63). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 312 04/24/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (255/152). NGC Census: (157/73). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 276 05/20/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (153/60). PCGS Population: (252/145). CDN: $230 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Minta 65 HA 264 05/02/2022
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 240 03/29/2023
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 216 08/23/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (157/73). PCGS Population: (255/152). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Minta 65 HA 216 05/20/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (157/73). PCGS Population: (255/152). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Minta 65 HA 216 05/20/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (255/151). NGC Census: (156/69). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 216 11/20/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (83/459). PCGS Population: (172/740). CDN: $125 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Minta 63 HA 210 08/01/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (255/154). NGC Census: (156/69). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 204 12/27/2023
    1938 Arkansas 50c PCGS MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 200 07/11/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (253/145). NGC Census: (153/61). CDN: $230 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mint 65 HA 192 06/22/2022
    1938 Arkansas 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 180 04/18/2022
    1938 50C Arkansas MS64 PCGS. Mintage 3,156. 64 HA 169 02/17/2025
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-64 (NGC). OH. 64 Stacks Bowers 168 11/13/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS64 NGC. Mintage 3,156. 64 HA 159 11/18/2024
    1938 50C Arkansas MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (248/224). PCGS Population: (348/406). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mint 64 HA 159 11/20/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS63 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 1.2 "rattler" holder. Mintage 3,156. 63 HA 154 05/12/2025
    1938 50C Arkansas MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (84/458). PCGS Population: (172/740). CDN: $135 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Minta 63 HA 154 11/07/2022
    1938 Arkansas Centennial. MS-62 (NGC). OH Generation 4.0. 62 Stacks Bowers 144 02/26/2025
    1938 50C Arkansas MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (247/221). PCGS Population: (345/406). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mint 64 HA 134 04/05/2023
    1938 50C Arkansas MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (244/214). PCGS Population: (343/397). CDN: $135 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mint 64 HA 134 11/07/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 9245
      Coin Date: 1938
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Arkansas
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 3,156
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Classic Commemorative
      Coinage Years: 1892-1954
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 12.5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
      Designer: Edward Everett Burr
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: A double portrait of Liberty and Native American Chieftain with the words ARKANSAS CENTENNIAL at the bottom periphery.
      General Notes: While the 1938 Arkansas half dollars, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the admission of Arkansas to the Union in 1836, marked the fourth year of this long-running type, these late-1930s issues were not necessarily very popular. This may be due to the deluge of commemorative coins struck during the mid-1930s, many issued for relatively minor occasions and a few coins even struck amid allegations of financial abuses. <BR><BR> Arkansas half dollars were struck from 1935 through 1939. They were designed by Everett Burr and their dies were prepared by Emily Bates of Arkansas. The 1938 Arkansas half dollar obverse features an eagle and rays, while the reverse depicts a jugate portrait of a Native American chief of 1836 and an American woman of 1935. The 1938 Arkansas commemorative half dollars were struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints and sold in three-piece sets at an issue price of $8.75. <BR><BR> The 1938 Arkansas halves are among the scarcest of the five different dates among this type, yet they are encountered on a relatively frequent basis in the marketplace. Most were saved in uncirculated grades, and the vast majority are found in the grades of MS60-65. All are scarce in grades of MS66 and higher, though in MS66 or higher the San Francisco issue is certainly the rarest of the three 1938 issues.
      PCGS #: 9245
      NGC ID: BYFE
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