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1893 50c Columbian Exposition

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1893 50C Columbian MS67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 6,000 10/02/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (45/0 and 8/0+). Mintage 1,550,405. 67 HA 2,520 04/06/2025
    1893 50C Columbian Half Dollar With Original Case, AU58 PCGS. Many Columbian half dollars were not well cared for by their 58 HA 1,920 09/08/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-67 (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 1,800 07/09/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (37/1). Mintage 1,550,405. 67 HA 1,560 12/15/2024
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. CAC. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 1,380 04/21/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. CAC. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 1,200 08/11/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 690 04/02/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 690 02/17/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 678 02/17/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 660 06/18/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS65 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 660 04/28/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 630 07/02/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 630 06/04/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS66 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 66 HA 600 05/12/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS65 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 504 05/12/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS65 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 408 03/05/2025
    1893 50C Columbian, Overland Trail MS65 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 384 08/18/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS65 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 360 02/17/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-65 (NGC). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 336 04/09/2025
    1893 50C Columbian, MS65 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 288 12/10/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS65 NGC. Housed in a Generation 4 fatty holder. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 276 06/09/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 264 06/27/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS65 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 65 HA 252 08/18/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 240 04/09/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 204 05/12/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 204 05/12/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 174 11/17/2025
    1893 50C Columbian AU58+ PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 58 HA 169 05/12/2025
    1893 50C Columbian, MS64 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 164 12/10/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 159 08/18/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. From The Flat Wallet Ranch Collection. 64 HA 159 02/17/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. From The Flat Wallet Ranch Collection. 64 HA 159 02/17/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 159 12/09/2024
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 145 10/08/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 145 07/23/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 144 04/09/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 140 02/12/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS64 NGC. Mintage 1,550,405. 64 HA 124 02/12/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 120 06/27/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS63 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: (1993/3041). NGC Census: (152 63 HA 114 09/15/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-62 (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 105 09/04/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH. 62 Stacks Bowers 96 03/19/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS63 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. Mintage 1,550,405. 63 HA 94 09/15/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS63 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 63 HA 89 05/12/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS63 PCGS. Mintage 1,550,405. 63 HA 89 05/12/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-62 (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 85 10/08/2025
    1893 50C Columbian MS63 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.0 green label holder. Mintage 1,550,405. 63 HA 84 05/12/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 65 09/04/2025
    1893 Columbian Exposition. MS-62 (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 48 06/27/2025
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 9297
      Coin Date: 1893
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Columbian Exposition
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 1,550,405
      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): 0.475
      Designer: Charles E. Barber, George T. Morgan
      Edge: Reeded
      General Notes: Following the issuance of the 1892 Columbian Exposition half dollar, the first United States commemorative coin, the US Mint released a second run of Columbian halves in 1893. While the World's Columbian Exposition was intended to open in 1892 to honor the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' transatlantic expedition in 1492, the event did not kick off until 1893. The United States Mint sold the 1893 Columbian half dollars at the fair for $1 each, and the popular coins were sold in huge numbers of more than 1.5 million. <BR><BR> The Columbian Exposition half dollars were designed by Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan. Though seeing a large mintage, the 1893 Columbian half dollar was widely distributed, many did not wind up in proper coin collections but rather were squirreled away in change jars and boxes and eventually spent. In fact, most Columbian halves encountered today show wear. Gem uncirculated specimens are tough, with MS66s very scarce and examples grading MS67 or better quite rare.
      PCGS #: 9297
      NGC ID: BYGG
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