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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 6591 Coin Date: 1933-S Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 1,786,000 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 year 1933 denotes the start of the middle date Walkers, which were produced only in San Francisco, as the final issue in which Walking Liberty Half Dollars were worth more than melt at very low grades. The issue is common up to Mint State with varying levels of scarcity until MS67, which is the only rare grade. The issue is known for above average strike and luster.
PCGS #: 6591 NGC ID: 24RE
