PCGS MS66+
PCGS MS66+
- PCGS #:
- 6499
- Designer:
- Charles E. Barber
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 30.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 12.50 grams
- Mintage:
- 1,117,600
- Mint:
- New Orleans
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $28,600 • MS65 • 05-01-1998 • David Akers
Major Varieties
- 1904-O 50C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 1,500 |
| 60 or Better | 120 |
| 65 or Better | 30 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-4.8 |
| 60 or Better | R-7.8 |
| 65 or Better | R-8.9 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 11 / 74 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 4 / 74 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 9 / 74 TIE |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 11 / 74 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 4 / 74 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 9 / 74 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
| #1 MS67 PCGS grade |
| #1 MS67 PCGS grade |
#3 MS66+ PCGS grade
New Orleans Mint - John M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:2101, $14,850 - David Lawrence, sold privately - Dr. Peter Shireman Collection, sold privately on 4/28/1997 - Dr. Peter & Janice Shireman Collection - Heritage 1/2016:5406, $27,025 - “Perfection” Collection (PCGS Set Registry) |
| #3 MS66+ PCGS grade |
#5 MS66 PCGS grade
David Akers, sold privately on 3/29/2003 - Dr. & Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Barber Half Dollar Collection - Heritage 8//2010:3210, $27,60 - Greensboro Collection, Part VI - Heritage 10/2015:3296, $12,925 - Heritage 4/2016:4672, not sold |
#5 MS66 PCGS grade
Superior 5/1993:584 - Heritage 1/2010:2558, $21,850 |
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#5 MS66 PCGS grade
Dr. Thaine B. Price Collection - David Akers 5/1998:161 - Dr. Peter Shireman Collection - Stack's 10/2005:5251 - Harry Laibstain, sold privately in 6/2008 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30561, $25,850 |
| #5 MS66 PCGS grade |
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#9 MS65 PCGS grade
James Bennet Pryor Collection - Bowers & Merena 1/1996 - John C. Hugon Collection - Heritage 1/2005:4236 (as PCGS MS65 03334028), $13,225 - Joseph C. Thomas Collection - Heritage 1/2011:5579 (as PCGS MS65 03334028), $12,650 |
#9 MS65 PCGS grade
Heritage Galleries - Dale Friend - Heritage 1/2009:3894, $10,350 |
The 1904-O Half Dollar is decidedly scarce and it is difficult to locate in Mint State grades above MS64. In terms of the total number of Mint State examples, the 1904-O compares favorably with other scarce dates such as 1903-S, 1908-S, and, surprisingly, 1904-S (which is only slighy more rare). Superb quality 1904-O Half Dollars are very rare and top out at MS67. The strike on the 1904-O is usually quite good -- not full, but closer than most O-Mint Barber Halves. Neither of the two PCGS MS67 examples has appeared at auction, and one of them might be the unusual Prooflike Gem from the 1998 sale of John Jay Pittman coins. At that time, the cataloguer, David Akers, called the coin either a Branch Mint Proof or a possible presentation piece. He described the coin as not just being Prooflike, but that it had all the hallmarks of a Proof. That coin brought a record $28,600 almost twenty years ago; who knows what it would bring today?