1879 50C PR66 Certification #32100171, PCGS #6440
Expert Comments
Ron Guth
Proof 1879 Half Dollars are very popular with collectors because of the tiny mintage of circulation strikes (4,400 coins) in the same year. This puts tremendous price pressure on this date from collectors who seek any 1879 Half Dollar -- in this case, the Proofs are more common than Mint State examples. Thankfully, hundreds of Proof 1879 Half Dollars exist in a range of grades from PR60 to PR64. Even PR65 and PR66 examples can be found with relative ease. Only in PR67 does this date become a condition-rarity. Only 15% of the total population of Proof 1879 Half Dollars are considered Cameos. As is typical of the dates of this period, the 1879 Half Dollar is extremely rare as a Deep Cameo.
PCGS #
6440
Designer
Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht
Edge
Reeded
Diameter
30.00 millimeters
Weight
12.50 grams
Mintage
1100
Metal
90% Silver, 10% Copper
Pop Higher
6
Pop Lower
385
Region
The United States of America
Price Guide
PCGS Population
Auctions - PCGS Graded
Auctions - NGC Graded
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
65 or Better | 900 |
All Grades | 860 |
60 or Better | 125 |
65 or Better | R-5.2 |
All Grades | R-5.2 |
60 or Better | R-7.7 |
65 or Better | 21 / 25 TIE |
All Grades | 23 / 25 TIE |
60 or Better | 23 / 25 TIE |
65 or Better | 51 / 55 TIE |
All Grades | 53 / 55 TIE |
60 or Better | 48 / 55 TIE |