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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 86543
Coin Date: 1896
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: PR
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Mintage: 762
Strike Type: Proof
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: 24NY

1896 50c CAM

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
PR60	$858.00
PR61	$960.00
PR62	$1,150.00
PR63	$1,500.00
PR64	$2,120.00
PR65	$2,810.00
PR66	$3,620.00
PR67	$6,880.00
PR68	$13,800.00
PR60 CAC	$1,010.00
PR61 CAC	$1,140.00
PR62 CAC	$1,350.00
PR63 CAC	$1,800.00
PR64 CAC	$2,550.00
PR65 CAC	$3,310.00
PR66 CAC	$4,500.00
PR67 CAC	$8,250.00
PR68 CAC	$21,600.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1896 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS. PCGS Population: (13/19).	65	$2,220	01/19/25
	1896 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$2,232	01/09/17
	1896 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$2,820	06/08/14
	1896 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$3,172	01/14/13
	1896 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$2,990	01/08/12
	1896 50c PCGS Proof 65 Cameo	65	$2,990	11/08/07
HA	1896 PR 65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$2,358	03/09/04
HA	1896 50C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Deep multicolored patina	65	$1,955	01/31/04
	1896 50C PR67 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	67	$9,000	05/09/24
	50C 1896 PCGS PR67 CAM CAC	67	$5,875	12/12/19
	1896 50C PR67 Cameo PCGS.	67	$7,050	11/01/15
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1896 50c CAM	67	$12,650	09/06/11
	1896 50C PR67 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	67	$10,925	01/12/08
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1896 50c CAM	67	$10,580	09/20/05
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$2,291	11/17/23
	1896 50C PR66+ Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$6,300	11/20/20
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$2,220	10/18/19
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$2,280	02/01/19
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$4,465	07/09/17
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$2,350	07/09/17
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$3,760	12/06/15
	50C 1896 PCGS PR66 CAM CAC	66	$7,050	10/15/15
	50C 1896 PCGS PR66 CAM	66	$2,938	02/19/15
	50C 1896 PCGS PR66CAM CAC	66	$3,878	12/18/14
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$3,525	09/06/14
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$3,290	06/08/14
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-66 Cameo (PCGS).	66	$4,100	11/17/11
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$3,738	11/10/11
	1896 50C PR66+ Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$8,050	06/05/11
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1896 50c CAM	66	$5,520	02/01/10
	1896 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$4,025	01/12/08
Superior	1896 50c CAM	66	$4,140	09/05/04
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-63 Cameo (PCGS).	63	$1,080	03/23/23
	1896 50C PR63 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	63	$1,234	06/12/16
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-63 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	63	$1,404	05/09/13
	1896 50c PCGS Proof 63 Cameo	63	$1,265	06/07/07
HA	1896 50C PR63 Cameo PCGS. The major devices exhibit	63	$862	06/07/04
	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS).	64	$1,560	11/22/21
	1896 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$1,110	10/14/20
	1896 50c PCGS Proof 64 CAM	64	$1,175	04/27/20
	1896 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$1,920	09/07/17
	1896 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$2,185	03/07/08
HA	1896 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS. PCGS Population (8/15). NGC Census: (5/21). (#86543)	64	$1,610	03/26/06
HA	1896 50C PR 64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$1,552	09/04/05
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	64	$1,438	05/10/05
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	64	$1,438	03/15/05
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	64	$1,610	11/17/04
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	64	$1,610	09/21/04
HA	1896 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS. While technically limited in	64	$1,610	06/05/04
HA	1896 50C PR64 Cameo PCGS. A superb near-Gem cameo proof.	64	$1,350	05/08/04
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$3,240	10/07/22
HA	1896 50C PR66+ Cameo NGC.	66	$3,120	05/04/22
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$2,640	01/09/20
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-66 Cameo (NGC).	66	$1,800	11/14/19
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$3,760	04/26/15
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	66	$3,450	01/26/11
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$3,450	02/07/10
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$3,738	01/11/09
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$3,450	01/12/08
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$3,738	11/30/07
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC. Deep mirror fields set off the lightly frosted motifs, the overall appearance assuming a white-on-	66	$4,888	11/30/06
HA	1896 50C PR66 Cameo NGC. This sharply struck Premium Gem is close to brilliant, although the portrait edges show hints of t	66	$5,175	08/14/06
HA	1896 50C PR64 Cameo NGC. NGC Census: (12/33). PCGS Population: (14/32). PR64.	64	$1,140	06/15/21
HA	1896 50C PR64 Cameo ANACS. The watery, elegantly toned mirrors and standout devices create a pleasing cameo effect. This pr	64	$1,380	08/14/06
HA	1896 50C PR64 Cameo NGC. Lightly cameoed with pleasingly reflectivity in the fields and gold tint to the surfaces. Several	64	$1,495	01/07/06
HA	1896 50C, CA	64	$1,208	02/23/01
HA	1896 50C PR67+ Cameo NGC. CAC.	67	$7,200	02/22/18
HA	1896 50C PR67+ Cameo NGC. CAC.	67	$7,931	08/09/14
HA	1896 50C PR67 Cameo NGC.	67	$5,581	10/21/12
Stacks Bowers	1896 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-67 Cameo (NGC).	67	$7,702	08/09/12
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1896 50c NGC Proof 67 Cameo	67	$8,050	03/06/05
HA	1896 50C PR68 Cameo NGC.	68	$12,650	05/01/11
HA	1896 50C PR68 Cameo NGC.	68	$21,850	01/12/08
HA	1896 50C PR68 Cameo NGC. The 1896 and 1898 are two of the best produced dates in the Barber half series. The surfaces displ	68	$17,250	06/03/06
HA	1896 50C PR65 Cameo NGC.	65	$2,990	05/01/11
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1896 50c NGC Proof 65 Cameo	65	$3,220	01/31/08
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	65	$2,760	09/07/05
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	65	$2,300	05/10/05
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	65	$2,588	03/15/05
Stacks Bowers	1896 50c CAM	65	$2,645	10/13/04
HA	1896 50C PR65 Cameo NGC. The reverse margins has hints of	65	$2,990	07/30/02
HA	1896 50C PR63 Cameo NGC.	63	$1,035	01/12/08
HA	1896 50C PR63 Cameo NGC.	63	$1,265	11/30/07
HA	1896 50C PR63 Cameo NGC. Exquisitely deep reflectivity is revealed in the obverse and reverse fields, as strikingly frosted	63	$862	06/03/05

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