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1859 50c

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1859 50C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/168). Mintage 747,200. 50 HA 360 09/16/2025
    1859 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (63/211). Mintage 747,200. 45 HA 276 08/12/2025
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-1. Rarity-3. EF-40 (NGC). 40 Stacks Bowers 216 08/06/2025
    1859 50C Type One Reverse, WB-101, Die Pair 1, R.3, MS66 NGC. 66 HA 6,600 05/01/2025
    1859 50C Type One Reverse, WB-101, Die Pair 1, R.3, MS65 NGC. 65 HA 4,080 05/01/2025
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-8. Rarity-3. Type II Reverse. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 216 01/29/2025
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-3. Rarity-3. Type II Reverse. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 192 01/29/2025
    1859 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (62/208). Mintage 747,200. 45 HA 228 01/14/2025
    1859 50C Type One Reverse, WB-101, Die Pair 10, R.3, MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 2,640 01/14/2025
    1859 50C AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (42/106). Mintage 747,200. 55 HA 408 11/12/2024
    1859 50C Type Two Reverse, WB-101, Die Pair 2, R.3, XF45 PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (0/0). Mintage 747,200. 45 HA 276 10/08/2024
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-7. Rarity-3. Type I Reverse. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 1,800 03/28/2024
    1859 50C AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (20/146). PCGS Population: (33/131). CDN: $255 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 747,200 53 HA 528 02/06/2024
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-10. Rarity-3. Type I Reverse. VF-30 (PCGS). 30 Stacks Bowers 264 12/05/2023
    1859 50C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/67). NGC Census: (33/71). CDN: $360 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 747,200. 58 HA 630 11/21/2023
    1859 50C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/131). NGC Census: (20/144). CDN: $255 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 747,20 53 HA 275 11/21/2023
    1859 50C MS62 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Dick Osburn Collection. PCGS Population: (17/39). NGC Census: (16/40). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid fo 62 HA 1,920 08/14/2023
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Type I Reverse. WB-1. Rarity-3. AU Details--Corrosion, Cleaned (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 192 06/15/2023
    1859 50C S.S. Republic -- Shipwreck Effect -- NGC. Mintage 747,200. 0 HA 180 06/13/2023
    1859 50C Type Two Reverse, WB-101, Die Pair 2, R.3, XF45 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (1/3 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0 45 HA 384 05/16/2023
    1859 50C VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/296 and 0/4+). NGC Census: (6/224 and 0/3+). CDN: $100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF3 35 HA 125 04/24/2023
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Type II Reverse. WB-6. Rarity-3. AU-50 (PCGS). 50 Stacks Bowers 408 03/28/2023
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. AU Details--Questionable Color (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 192 01/25/2023
    1859 50C MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (20/8). PCGS Population: (15/8). CDN: $1,500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 747,200. 64 HA 1,560 01/15/2023
    1859 50C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/160). NGC Census: (18/162). CDN: $240 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 747,20 50 HA 264 12/20/2022
    1859 50C AU58+ PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (28/67 and 1/2+). NGC Census: (33/69 and 1/2+). CDN: $360 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 58 HA 1,680 12/13/2022
    1859 50c NGC AU50 50 David Lawrence Rare Coins 320 12/12/2022
    1859 50C AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (19/143). PCGS Population: (32/128). CDN: $255 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 747,200 53 HA 276 12/06/2022
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Type I Reverse. WB-1. Rarity-3. EF-45 (PCGS). 45 Stacks Bowers 192 11/08/2022
    1859 50C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/95). NGC Census: (41/102). CDN: $280 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 747,200 55 HA 384 11/01/2022
    1859 50C AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (41/102). PCGS Population: (33/95). CDN: $280 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 747,200. 55 HA 336 11/01/2022
    1859 50C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/161). NGC Census: (18/161). CDN: $240 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 747,20 50 HA 265 10/11/2022
    1859 50C SS Republic -- Shipwreck Effect -- NGC. Box and COA Included. 0 HA 408 10/11/2022
    1859 50C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (11/56). PCGS Population: (7/57). CDN: $525 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 747,200. 61 HA 552 09/06/2022
    1859 50C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (58/199). NGC Census: (31/175). CDN: $155 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 747,20 45 HA 180 07/26/2022
    1859 50C Type Two Reverse, WB-102, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/3 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). XF45. Mintage 74 45 HA 564 06/07/2022
    1859 50C Type One Reverse, WB-101, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (1/2). AU55. Mintage 747,200. 55 HA 384 05/16/2022
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. AU-58 (PCGS). 58 Stacks Bowers 840 04/12/2022
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 840 04/05/2022
    1859 50C AU50 NGC. NGC Census: (17/157). PCGS Population: (37/162). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 747,200 50 HA 240 03/29/2022
    1859 50C XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (10/205). PCGS Population: (34/255). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40. Mintage 747,200 40 HA 164 03/14/2022
    1859 50C VF30 NGC. NGC Census: (6/220). PCGS Population: (13/307). CDN: $85 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF30. Mintage 747,200. 30 HA 134 03/14/2022
    1859 50C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/161). NGC Census: (17/157). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 747,20 50 HA 336 02/22/2022
    1859 50C AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (38/100). PCGS Population: (33/96). CDN: $260 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 747,200. 55 HA 336 12/07/2021
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Unc Details--Questionable Color (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 480 11/29/2021
    1859 50C XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/255). NGC Census: (10/204). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40. Mintage 747,20 40 HA 169 11/23/2021
    1859 50c PCGS AU Details (Cleaned) 0 David Lawrence Rare Coins 225 08/09/2021
    1859 50C Type One Reverse, WB-101, MS65 NGC. 65 HA 5,040 07/14/2021
    1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101. Type I Reverse. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 216 06/15/2021
    50C 1859 PCGS AU58 58 Legend 617 05/27/2021
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6296
      Coin Date: 1859
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 747,200
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Liberty Seated half dollar
      Coinage Years: 1839-1866
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 12.44
      Weight (Ounces): 0.475
      Designer: Christian Gobrecht
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Lady liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 Stars frame the periphery with the date at the bottom middle under the rock.
      Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOL. around the periphery.
      PCGS #: 6296
      NGC ID: 24HY
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