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PCGS Number: 6579 Coin Date: 1919-S Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 1,552,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Walking Liberty half dollar Coinage Years: 1916-1947 Mint Location: San Francisco Diameter: 30.6 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 12.5 Weight (Ounces): 0.475 Designer: Adolph A. Weinman Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Liberty portrayed standing on a rock, facing left, with flowing robes and her right hand outstretched with a star-covered drapery flowing behind her. I bright sun, with extended rays is rising from the horizon on the lower left. The word LIBERTY frames the periphery and date appears at the bottom center. and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is in the right field. Reverse Description: A large eagle perched on a rock, facing left with wings elevated in a defensive posture. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR appear on the periphery. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM sits atop a small olive branch left of the eagle. The mintmark is small, and placed below the olive branch near the left rim. General Notes: This date is scarce in all grades and especially rare in higher grades but not nearly as much in comparison to other Walking Liberty Half Dollars. Only 4 other issues are more challenging to locate in circulated condition. Surprisingly, as a gem coin, it does not make the top 10 for rarity in the series. The 1919-S exists up to grades as fine as MS67, which is very rare. PCGS #: 6579 NGC ID: 24R2
