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1892 50c Columbian Exposition PL

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AU50 $130.00
AU53 $143.00
AU55 $156.00
AU58 $182.00
MS60 $228.00
MS61 $260.00
MS62 $325.00
MS63 $618.00
MS64 $780.00
MS65 $1,250.00
MS66 $2,250.00
AU50 CAC $156.00
AU53 CAC $172.00
AU55 CAC $187.00
AU58 CAC $218.00
MS60 CAC $273.00
MS61 CAC $312.00
MS62 CAC $390.00
MS63 CAC $741.00
MS64 CAC $936.00
MS65 CAC $1,500.00
MS66 CAC $2,700.00

Apr Data

20 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1892 50C Columbian MS66+ Prooflike NGC. CAC. A number of 1892 Columbian half dollars are graded in Prooflike quality, altho 66 HA 3,751 11/07/2022
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-66+ PL (NGC). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 3,600 03/24/2023
    1892 50C Columbian MS66 Prooflike NGC. CAC. A small number of 1892 Columbian half dollars are graded in Prooflike quality, 66 HA 2,880 07/15/2024
    1892 50C Columbian MS66+ Prooflike NGC. 66 HA 2,040 06/17/2021
    1892 50C Columbian MS64 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/2). NGC Census: (139/78). MS64. Mintage 950,000.From The 64 HA 1,800 10/17/2020
    1892 50C Columbian MS64 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (139/77). PCGS Population: (2/4). MS64. Mintage 950,000. 64 HA 1,620 04/25/2022
    1892 50C Columbian MS65 Prooflike NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (59/16). PCGS Population: (4/1). CDN: $1,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 65 HA 1,320 07/03/2023
    1892 50C Columbian MS65 Prooflike PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (4/0). NGC Census: (60/17). MS65. Mintage 950,000. 65 HA 1,320 03/02/2022
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-65 PL (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 1,020 08/19/2021
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-64 PL (NGC). OH. 64 Stacks Bowers 960 04/01/2021
    1892 50C Columbian MS65 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (59/16). PCGS Population: (5/1). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 65 HA 870 08/19/2024
    1892 50C Columbian MS64 Prooflike NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (139/75). PCGS Population: (4/5). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 64 HA 780 08/14/2023
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-65 PL (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 720 06/16/2021
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-64 PL (NGC). OH Generation 4.0. 64 Stacks Bowers 660 05/09/2023
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-63 PL (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 504 06/17/2022
    50C 1892 COLUMBIAN. NGC MS63 PL 63 Legend 470 05/01/2022
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-65 PL (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 432 08/07/2020
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-64 PL (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 432 06/17/2022
    1892 50C Columbian MS63 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (0/0). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage 950,000. 63 HA 216 12/18/2019
    1892 Columbian Exposition. MS-62 PL (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 168 06/17/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 803524
      Coin Date: 1892
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): Half dollar
      Variety: Columbian Exposition
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 950,000
      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: Charles E. Barber, George T. Morgan
      Edge: Reeded
      General Notes: Proof-like surfaces. The 1892 Columbian Exposition half dollar was the first commemorative coin struck by the United States Mint. The coin was produced for sale at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, marking the 400th anniversary of the Christopher Columbus' transatlantic expedition to the New World in 1492. The Columbian Exposition was slated to open in 1892, but delays postponed the Chicago World's Fair until 1893. The Columbian half dollars, marketed as souvenir coins, were sold for $1 apiece and were hugely popular with the public. <BR><BR> The 1892 Columbian half dollars, designed by Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan, were minted to the tune of nearly 1 million coins, making it one of the largest-mintage classic commemorative coins of the 1892-1954 era. A large number of Columbian halves were made, and many went into non-numismatic hands and were either mishandled or spent as money. For this reason, the majority of Columbian half dollars exhibit varying degrees of wear. Uncirculated examples are plentiful, though examples in the Gem grades, around MS65 or higher, are relatively scarce, with specimens in the MS67 level or higher rare.
      PCGS #: 803524
      NGC ID: BYGF
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