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1959 50c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
VG8 $14.49
VG10 $14.49
F12 $14.49
F15 $14.49
VF20 $14.58
VF25 $14.58
VF30 $14.58
VF35 $14.58
XF40 $14.58
XF45 $14.58
AU50 $15.93
AU53 $15.93
AU55 $15.93
AU58 $15.93
MS60 $17.28
MS61 $17.28
MS62 $17.62
MS63 $20.32
MS64 $27.00
MS65 $37.80
MS66 $260.00
MS67 $2,500.00
VG8 CAC $14.49
VG10 CAC $14.49
F12 CAC $14.49
F15 CAC $14.49
VF20 CAC $14.58
VF25 CAC $14.58
VF30 CAC $14.58
VF35 CAC $14.58
XF40 CAC $14.58
XF45 CAC $14.58
AU50 CAC $15.93
AU53 CAC $15.93
AU55 CAC $15.93
AU58 CAC $15.93
MS60 CAC $24.03
MS61 CAC $24.03
MS62 CAC $24.37
MS63 CAC $31.12
MS64 CAC $37.80
MS65 CAC $51.00
MS66 CAC $442.00
MS67 CAC $3,000.00

Apr Data

316 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1959 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (4/1). PCGS Population: (3/0). MS67. Mintage 6,200,000. 67 HA 990 02/23/2020
    1959 50C Franklin Half Dollar -- Struck on a Defective Planchet -- MS63 NGC. (10 grams). 63 HA 540 07/15/2021
    1959 50C "Bugs Bunny", FS-401, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/0). NGC Census: (0/0). MS66. 66 HA 504 12/05/2023
    50C 1959 PCGS MS66 CAC 66 Legend 382 07/31/2022
    1959 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (65/3). NGC Census: (46/5). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 6,200,000. 66 HA 360 03/03/2020
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/0). NGC Census: (0/0). MS66. Mintage 6,200,000. 66 HA 336 07/23/2019
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/0). NGC Census: (0/0). MS65. Mintage 6,200,000. 65 HA 312 06/18/2019
    1959 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (60/5). PCGS Population: (88/3). CDN: $330 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 6,200,000. 66 HA 264 08/30/2022
    1959 Franklin Half Dollar. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 264 01/12/2022
    1959 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (46/4). PCGS Population: (52/3). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintag 66 HA 264 04/23/2019
    1959 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (85/3). NGC Census: (58/5). CDN: $330 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 6,200,000. 66 HA 252 04/26/2022
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, Type Two Over Type One Reverse, MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (47/6) 65 HA 252 06/09/2020
    1959 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (89/3). NGC Census: (60/5). CDN: $330 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 6,200,000. 66 HA 240 09/13/2022
    1959 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (71/6). PCGS Population: (93/3). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 6,200,000. 66 HA 234 03/19/2024
    1959 50C MS66 NGC. CAC. CAC Population: (17/3). Mintage 6,200,000. 66 HA 230 08/12/2024
    1959 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 230 06/20/2022
    1959 Franklin Half Dollar. FS-801. Doubled Die Reverse. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 192 08/22/2024
    1959 Franklin Half Dollar. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 192 12/19/2018
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (45/10). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000. 64 HA 192 07/15/2021
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/8). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000. 64 HA 192 08/27/2019
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (45/10). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000. 64 HA 186 06/15/2021
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (43/9). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000. 64 HA 180 10/06/2020
    1959 Franklin Half Dollar. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH--Doily. 64 Stacks Bowers 180 05/15/2019
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (49/5). NGC Census: (0/0). MS65. Mintage 6,200,000. 65 HA 156 08/26/2021
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/8). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000. 64 HA 144 08/06/2019
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (45/11). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000. 64 HA 132 07/06/2021
    1959 50C Franklin Half Dollar -- Reverse Struck Thru -- MS64 NGC. FS-801, Doubled Die Reverse. A popular variety, disco 64 HA 124 01/02/2023
    1959 Franklin Half Dollar. FS-402. Goiter. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 115 05/15/2019
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/4). NGC Census: (0/0). MS65. Mintage 6,200,000. 65 HA 114 12/25/2018
    Lot of 1959 50c PCGS MS64 (5 Coins) 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 110 11/04/2019
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, Type Two Over Type One, FS-801, MS65 Full Bell Lines NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: 65 HA 109 01/03/2023
    1959 50C "Goiter", FS-402, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (12/44). NGC Census: (0/0). MS63. Mintage 6,200,000. 63 HA 99 08/06/2019
    1959 Franklin Half Dollar. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH. 64 Stacks Bowers 96 11/16/2022
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/4). NGC Census: (0/0). MS65. Mintage 6,200,000. 65 HA 84 12/25/2018
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/4). NGC Census: (0/0). MS65. Mintage 6,200,000. 65 HA 74 12/18/2018
    1959 50c NGC MS64 (DDR FS-801) 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 70 01/23/2023
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (128/51). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000 64 HA 67 10/06/2020
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/4). NGC Census: (0/0). MS65. Mintage 6,200,000. 65 HA 63 12/18/2018
    1959 50c NGC MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 60 04/19/2021
    1959 50C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (1744/57). PCGS Population: (1454/77). CDN: $40 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 6,200, 65 HA 55 02/23/2021
    1959 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 48 01/27/2020
    1959 50c PCGS MS64 (OGH Rattler) 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 48 04/17/2023
    1959 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 45 12/02/2019
    1959 50c NGC MS65 (Type 2 Reverse) 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 40 10/28/2019
    1959 50C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (185/100). NGC Census: (0/0). MS64. Mintage 6,200,000. 64 HA 40 08/08/2022
    1959 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 38 06/10/2019
    1959 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 24 02/25/2019
    1959 50c PCGS MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 21 11/11/2019
    1959 50c NGC MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 20 10/14/2019
    1959 50c PCGS MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 17 05/27/2019
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6676
      Coin Date: 1959
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 6,200,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Franklin half dollar
      Coinage Years: 1948-1963
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 12.5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
      Designer: John R. Sinnock
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: A large bust of Benjamin Franklin, facing right, with the words LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST around the periphery. The date appear to the right of Franklin's neck.
      Reverse Description: The Liberty bell is prominently featured with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR around the periphery. The motto, E PLURIBUS UNUM is left of the bell, with a eagle -- wings fully spread -- to the right.
      PCGS #: 6676
      NGC ID: 24TJ
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