PCGS MS66
PCGS MS66
- PCGS #:
- 6466
- Designer:
- Charles E. Barber
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 30.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 12.50 grams
- Mintage:
- 1,389,000
- Mint:
- New Orleans
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $23,000 • MS66 • 01-01-2005 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1893-O 50C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 1,250 |
| 60 or Better | 250 |
| 65 or Better | 20 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-4.9 |
| 60 or Better | R-6.6 |
| 65 or Better | R-9.1 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 4 / 74 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 28 / 74 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 3 / 74 TIE |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 4 / 74 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 28 / 74 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 3 / 74 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 MS66 PCGS grade
James A. Stack - Stack's 3/1975:574 - Dr. Thaine B. Price - David Akers 5/1998:128 - Dr. Steven Duckor - Heritage 8/2010:3177, $20,700 |
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#1 MS66 PCGS grade
Heritage 1/2005:4203 - Greensboro Collection, Part VI - Heritage 10/2015:3276, $12,925 - Stack's/Bowers 8/2016:3140, $9,400 |
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#1 MS66 PCGS grade
Heritage 7/2015:3149, $18,800 - Legend Rare Coin Auctions 12/2016:315, not sold |
#1 MS66 PCGS grade
Heritage 6/2005:6312, $14,950 - Harry Laibstain, sold privately on 6/3/2005 - Dr. Peter & Janice Shireman Collection - Heritage 1/2016:5384, $11,162.50 |
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#1 MS66 PCGS grade
U.S. Coins, sold privately in 11/2007 - Heritage 2/2015:3133, $14,000 |
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#6 MS65 PCGS grade
Larry Shepherd - Dale Friend - Heritage 1/2009:2929, $8,625 |
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#6 MS65 PCGS grade
Heritage 4/2002:6660, $6,440 |
| #6 MS65 PCGS grade |
| #6 MS65 PCGS grade |
| #10 MS64+ PCGS grade |
David Akers' assessment of this date was correct in that Gems are truly scarce. Perhaps a few more individual examples have shown up since he wrote about this date, but no super-Gems (MS-67 or better) have appeared in the intervening years. The PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census is evenly split between MS65 and MS66 examples (with the latter enumerated above).
Like many coins from the New Orleans Mint, these are sometimes prone to a weak strike. Flatness can occur on Liberty's lips, forecurls, and along the hairline around her face. On the reverse, the viewer's right side of the shield and adjacent feathers can be soft, as well as the talon and tail feathers on the same side (the Price/Duckor PCGS MS66 is one such example). Some examples show a strong strike, but none are fully struck (one of the best-detailed 1893-O Half Dollars is the PCGS MS66 from the Heritage 2/2015 sale, lot 3133).