PCGS Number: 86465
Coin Date: 1893
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Mintage: 1,826,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Liberty head (Barber) half dollar
Coinage Years: 1892-1915
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 30.6
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 12.5
Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: Portrait of Liberty surrounded by 6 stars on the left periphery and 7 stars on the right. IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed at the top with the date positioned at the bottom center.
Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle holding the symbolic olive branches and arrows is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR around the periphery. A ribbon in the eagle's beak bears the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. 13 stars appear in the field above the eagle's head. Mintmark, if any, is positioned under the eagles tail feathers, above the D in DOLLAR.
General Notes: The half dollars designed by Charles Barber from 1892-1915 were decidedly unpopular during their day. The coins were considered less attractive than their Seated predecessors and they did not wear well. That is, they looked really unattractive wen worn down, and this series was well circulated. Most key dates in the Barber half series are inexpensive in lower grades for this reason. The series has since become quite popular with collectors.
NGC ID: 24LK

1893 50c PL