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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 6544
Coin Date: 1897
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: PR
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Mintage: 731
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: 24NZ

1897 50c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AU50	$429.00
AU53	$455.00
AU55	$494.00
AU58	$572.00
PR60	$689.00
PR61	$728.00
PR62	$897.00
PR63	$998.00
PR64	$1,190.00
PR65	$1,650.00
PR66	$2,380.00
PR67	$4,500.00
PR68	$9,750.00
AU50 CAC	$515.00
AU53 CAC	$546.00
AU55 CAC	$593.00
AU58 CAC	$686.00
PR60 CAC	$827.00
PR61 CAC	$874.00
PR62 CAC	$1,060.00
PR63 CAC	$1,200.00
PR64 CAC	$1,400.00
PR65 CAC	$2,240.00
PR66 CAC	$3,380.00
PR67 CAC	$6,000.00
PR68 CAC	$13,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
Stacks Bowers	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-65 (PCGS). OGH Rattler.	65	$1,860	06/17/24
	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-65 (PCGS).	65	$1,680	11/22/21
American Numismatic Rarities	1897 50c	65	$8,912	09/21/06
HA	1897 50C	65	$2,990	11/18/99
HA	1897 50C	65	$1,870	02/03/95
HA	1897 50C PR64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (59/50 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (67/83 and 1/0+). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64	64	$1,500	05/02/23
	1897 50c PCGS Proof 64 ex: D.L. Hansen	64	$1,300	02/17/20
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,080	08/16/18
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,020	06/15/18
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,410	03/06/16
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,301	11/01/15
	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-64 (PCGS).	64	$2,071	06/20/13
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,265	04/22/12
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$1,610	12/11/11
Stacks Bowers	1897 50c	64	$1,725	01/09/09
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS. PCGS Population (59/54). NGC Census: (75/94). Mintage: 731. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in	64	$1,610	12/14/08
	1897 50C PR64 PCGS.	64	$3,738	10/25/08
Superior	1897 50c	64	$1,553	09/10/06
HA	1897 50C PR64 PCGS. Though many 20th Century Barber	64	$1,150	01/31/04
HA	1897 50C	64	$1,092	10/04/01
HA	1897 50C	64	$2,415	02/23/01
HA	1897 50C	64	$1,045	03/14/99
HA	1897 50C	64	$2,012	08/07/98
	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-63 (PCGS).	63	$840	03/23/23
	1897 50C PR63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/108). NGC Census: (36/150). CDN: $780 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. Mintage 731.	63	$930	07/27/21
	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-63 (PCGS).	63	$660	08/13/19
	1897 50C PR63 PCGS.	63	$840	03/30/18
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1897 50c	63	$1,092	05/27/12
Superior	1897 50c	63	$977	01/04/09
HA	1897 50C PR63 PCGS. Fully struck with mildly reflective fields and a faint coating of milky patina on both sides. A small c	63	$978	03/04/06
HA	1897 50C PR63 PCGS. The deeply mirrored surfaces are	63	$862	11/07/03
HA	1897 50C	63	$496	03/19/97
HA	1897 50C	63	$880	04/02/93
	1897 50C PR62 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (37/156). NGC Census: (19/186). CDN: $660 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR62. Mintage 7	62	$930	12/01/21
	1897 50C PR62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (37/156). NGC Census: (19/186). CDN: $660 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR62. Mintage 731.	62	$660	10/26/21
	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-62 (PCGS).	62	$660	08/11/20
	1897 50C PR62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/152). NGC Census: (19/192). PR62. Mintage 731.	62	$660	04/29/18
	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-62 (PCGS).	62	$877	03/19/13
HA	1897 50C PR62 PCGS. Iridescently toned and flashy with	62	$460	09/20/03
HA	1897 50C PR62 PCGS. Well struck with light lemon patina	62	$546	04/27/02
HA	1897 50C	62	$572	07/27/93
	1897 50C PR61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/192). NGC Census: (9/206). CDN: $550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR61. Mintage 731.	61	$576	08/04/20
	1897 50C PR67 PCGS.	67	$4,560	02/23/18
	1897 50C PR67 PCGS.	67	$3,360	11/02/17
HA	1897 50C	67	$5,405	02/11/00
	1897 50C PR68 PCGS. CAC.	68	$30,550	05/12/15
	1897 50C PR68 PCGS. CAC.	68	$11,162	01/12/15
	1897 50C PR68 PCGS. CAC.	68	$14,100	04/27/14
Superior	1897 50c	66	$3,220	09/10/06
HA	1897 50C PR66 PCGS. This superbly toned example is also	66	$6,440	07/29/03
HA	1897 50C PR66 PCGS. The peripheries display a dusting of	66	$11,500	03/23/03
HA	1897 50C	66	$4,840	08/19/95
HA	1897 50C	66	$3,850	02/03/95
HA	1897 50C PR63 NGC. NGC Census: (36/150). PCGS Population: (49/109). CDN: $780 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. Mintage 731.	63	$870	07/25/23
Superior	1897 50c	63	$1,093	01/02/06
HA	1897 50C PR63 NGC.	63	$1,092	02/26/05
HA	1897 50C PR63 NGC.	63	$862	02/26/05
HA	1897 50C PR62 NGC. NGC Census: (19/187). PCGS Population: (36/154). PR62. Mintage 731.	62	$630	02/03/19
Stacks Bowers	1897 50c	62	$1,265	01/16/06
HA	1897 50C PR65 NGC.	65	$1,560	12/08/17
HA	1897 50C PR65 NGC. CAC.	65	$5,170	09/11/16
HA	1897 50C PR65 NGC.	65	$1,998	06/12/16
HA	1897 50C PR65 NGC.	65	$2,497	10/21/12
Superior	1897 50c	65	$3,220	08/16/04
HA	1897 50C PR65 NGC. The deeply reflective fields shimmer	65	$1,955	01/10/04
HA	1897 50C PR65 NGC. Basically untoned, although a faint	65	$2,415	07/29/03
HA	1897 50C PR65 NGC. Although the surfaces basically	65	$2,185	04/27/02
HA	1897 50C	65	$2,185	05/05/00
HA	1897 50C PR61 NGC. NGC Census: (8/210). PCGS Population (9/185). Mintage: 731. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/P	61	$588	09/20/15
Stacks Bowers	1897 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-61 (NGC).	61	$552	04/01/14
HA	1897 50C PR68 NGC.	68	$8,225	01/12/15
HA	1897 50C Barber Half PR68 NGC.	68	$11,162	08/05/12
HA	1897 50C PR68 NGC. Ex: Pittman. In the catalog for The John Jay Pittman Collection, Part Two, Akers described this piece as	68	$9,200	01/06/07
HA	1897 50C PR60 NGC. NGC Census: (0/211). PCGS Population (5/189). Mintage: 731. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/P	60	$499	01/12/14
HA	1897 50C PR60 Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS. The lower	60	$437	06/07/04
HA	1897 50C PR67 NGC. CAC.	67	$16,100	01/10/10
HA	1897 50C PR67 NGC.	67	$8,050	02/16/08
Scotsman	1897 50c	67	$6,325	05/04/05
HA	1897 50C PR67 NGC. Seemingly deserving of a Cameo	67	$6,900	01/11/03
HA	1897 50C	67	$8,050	10/06/00
HA	1897 50C	67	$5,520	09/25/99
HA	1897 50C PR64 NGC. A light veneer of champagne and lavender patina, assuming slightly deeper hues on the reverse, covers br	64	$1,380	05/07/05
HA	1897 50C	64	$1,552	10/04/01
HA	1897 50C	64	$935	03/04/95
HA	1897 50C	64	$1,072	04/30/93
HA	1897 50C	64	$990	03/12/93
HA	1897 50C PR66 NGC. Seemingly deserving of a Cameo	66	$3,105	11/07/03

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