1866-S 50C Motto MS(PCGS#6320)

1866-S 50C Motto MS (PCGS#6320)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

ロット詳細: The 1866-S is a popular and avidly collected transitional issue in the Liberty Seated half dollar series. The first 60,000 half dollars struck in the San Francisco Mint in 1865 were of the No Motto type, a design rendered obsolete that year through federal mandate that all coins of sufficient size had to display the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. The newly prepared dies were late in arriving on the West Coast, however, hence the 1866-S No Motto delivery. When the Motto dies did arrive in May, the San Francisco Mint struck an additional 994,000 half dollars bearing the 1866 date. As the wide discrepancy in the number of coins produced suggests, the 1866-S Motto is far more plentiful than its No Motto counterpart in an absolute sense. It is just as rare, however, in the finest Mint State grades. Both issues circulated extensively and suffered additionally through a lack of contemporary numismatic interest. The present example not only survived, but did so with surfaces that are fully Select in quality. Both sides are highly lustrous and brilliant apart from a gently speckling of golden-tan iridescence. A significant bidding opportunity for the advanced Liberty Seated half dollar enthusiast, we encourage strong bids for those interested in securing this lovely piece.