1852 50C

1853-O 50C No Arrows

1852-O 50C (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

PCGS MS65

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PCGS MS64

PCGS #:: 6269

Designer:: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 30.00 millimeters

Weight:: 13.36 grams

Mintage:: 144,000

Mint:: New Orleans

Metal:: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $43,200 • MS65 • 01-15-2023 • Heritage Auctions

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	400	R-6.2	10 / 66 TIE	21 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	6	R-9.7	8 / 66 TIE	11 / 126 TIE
65 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 66 TIE	1 / 126 TIE

Survival Estimate
All Grades	400
60 or Better	6
65 or Better	1

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-6.2
60 or Better	R-9.7
65 or Better	R-10.0

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	10 / 66 TIE
60 or Better	8 / 66 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 66 TIE

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	21 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	11 / 126 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 126 TIE

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS65 PCGS grade	Mike Kliman, sold privately in 8/1979 - Jim Halperin - James Bennett Pryor Collection - Bowers & Merena 1/1996:143 - Jerry S. Benson Collection - Heritage 2/1999:5978 - Heritage 10/2014:98491, $36,718.75
2	MS64 PCGS grade	Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1954 - Richard Jewell Collection (d) - Stack's/Bowers 8/2013:4144, $15,275
2	MS64 PCGS grade	D.L. Hansen Collection
4	MS63 PCGS grade	Dick Osburn Collection - Stack's/Bowers 8/2011:7042, $8,625
4	MS63 PCGS grade	Heritage 8/2011:7164, $9,775
4	MS63 estimated grade
4	MS63 estimated grade
4	MS63 estimated grade
4	MS63 estimated grade
10	MS62 PCGS grade

#1 MS65 PCGS grade

Mike Kliman, sold privately in 8/1979 - Jim Halperin - James Bennett Pryor Collection - Bowers & Merena 1/1996:143 - Jerry S. Benson Collection - Heritage 2/1999:5978 - Heritage 10/2014:98491, $36,718.75

#2 MS64 PCGS grade

Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1954 - Richard Jewell Collection (d) - Stack's/Bowers 8/2013:4144, $15,275

#2 MS64 PCGS grade

D.L. Hansen Collection

#4 MS63 PCGS grade

Dick Osburn Collection - Stack's/Bowers 8/2011:7042, $8,625

#4 MS63 PCGS grade

Heritage 8/2011:7164, $9,775

#4 MS63 estimated grade

#10 MS62 PCGS grade

Ron Guth:

The 1852-O Half Dollar has a small mintage of only 144,000 coins, making it the lowest mintage, O-Mint Half Dollar of the 1850's. The value profile of the 1852-O Half Dollar is similar to that of the higher-mintage 1857-O in that both seem to take big jumps in price at the AU level and beyond. In Mint State, the 1852-O Half Dollar is very rare, with only a handful of pieces clustered around the MS63 level. A single Gem is all that sits at the top of the condition census - that being the former Pryor Collection coin.