1857-S 50C AU53 Certification #27432418, PCGS #6292

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Owner's Comments

WB-102, WB-4, R4. Gerry Fortin Rare Coins. 9/23/16. Formerly Seal Beach Collection, prior Strawberry Fields Collection; Edward J. Monaghan Collection.

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

The 1857-S Half Dollar is a low-mintage date that is scarce in all grades and rare in Mint State. Only three dates in the 1850s have lower mintages: 1853-O No Arrows, 1852, and 1852-O. Price-wise, the 1857-S compares favorably with 1852-O and 1856-S, but on the high-end, it really takes off. The best 1857-S Half Dollar is a PCGS MS66 that sold recently out of the Gene Gardner collection for $61,687.50. This impressive coin is finest known by a full two points.

PCGS #

6292

Designer

Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge

Reeded

Diameter

30.00 millimeters

Weight

12.40 grams

Mintage

158000

Metal

90% Silver, 10% Copper

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105

Region

The United States of America

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

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.
65 or Better	450	R-6.1	15 / 66 TIE	28 / 126 TIE
All Grades	12	R-9.5	10 / 66 TIE	15 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 66 TIE	1 / 126 TIE

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.
65 or Better	450
All Grades	12
60 or Better	1

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.
65 or Better	R-6.1
All Grades	R-9.5
60 or Better	R-10.0

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.
65 or Better	15 / 66 TIE
All Grades	10 / 66 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 66 TIE

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.
65 or Better	28 / 126 TIE
All Grades	15 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 126 TIE

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS66 PCGS grade	David Queller Collection - Stack's 10/2002:557 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30502, $61,687.50
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
4	MS63 PCGS grade
5	MS62 PCGS grade

#1 MS66 PCGS grade

David Queller Collection - Stack's 10/2002:557 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30502, $61,687.50

#2 MS64 PCGS grade

#4 MS63 PCGS grade

#5 MS62 PCGS grade