1905 50C, CAM PR66CAM Certification #25366814, PCGS #86552

This coin is a 1905 Barber Half Dollar, struck in silver and certified PCGS Proof-66 Cameo (PR66CAM) from the prestigious D.L. Hansen Collection. The obverse features Liberty wearing a laurel wreath and cap, designed by Charles E. Barber, with crisp mirrored fields and frosted devices that give it strong cameo contrast. Proof Barber half dollars were produced in very limited numbers for collectors, and examples with true cameo surfaces are especially scarce, making this a high-end, visually striking, and highly collectible U.S. proof coin from the early 20th century.

Ron Guth

Proof 1905 Half Dollars came out in a limited mintage of only 727 pieces.  The vast majority of survivors are Brilliant Proofs, usually in a range of grades from PR61 to PR66.  Cameo Proofs are very rare -- even more rare than the previous year.  Deep Cameo Proofs probably do not exist, just based on the methods the Mint was using in th early 1900's to strike Proofs.  There are a number of wonderfully toned, high-end examples of this date, though anything PR67 or better is a real prize.