1905-S 50C Barber Half Dollar NGC MS-63 CAC

Category: 50C Barber Half Dollar
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CAC. The 1905-S Barber Half Dollar is a scarce Mint State survivor from the San Francisco Mint, a branch facility known for lower mintages during the Barber era. In MS63, this issue represents a meaningful rarity, especially with original surfaces and balanced eye appeal. NGC reports just 17 examples graded MS63, with only 24 graded finer, underscoring the difficulty of locating the coin in true Mint State. In CAC, there are only 2 in MS63 with just 4 finer.


Charles E. Barber’s long-running half dollar design has often been underestimated, yet it rewards close study. Numismatist and art historian Cornelius Vermeule writes of Barber’s design that, "Liberty's cap, incised diadem, and wreath of laurel were designed to echo all the depth and volume of her Olympian countenance … On both sides the simple dignity of motto, legend, and denomination binds the pictorialism into a cohesive tondo. The wealth of irregular surfaces and sharp angles is an almost electrifying aesthetic experience .... specimens [are] a pleasure to contemplate. The sculptor was unsurpassed in the mechanics of creating a durable design of monumental validity."

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