Lot 1345
1916-S. NGC graded MS-65 CAC Approved. Well struck and frosty throughout. Mostly white with some gold toning about the outer borders. In an old holder. Pop 52; 11 in 66, 1 in 67.
The first design of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916) has small, rather spiky stars on the flag and with only a faint line separating the star field from the field of stripes. The red stripes are not clearly set off from the white ones by any sort of border line. The ground line from the date to the sun is softly defined and rounded at the top while the base of ray 8 from the sun is much too close to the base of ray 7. Many of these features were modified in later years.
United States silver coins of 1916 also possess unusual "textured" luster -- unusual and alluring. Such luster is remarkable for its beauty on high-end Uncirculated examples like the present coin. Compared to later issues which sport more typical mint frost, these early dates are in a class all their own. Any collector who is familiar with them may find it rewarding to add a few 1916-dated pieces to his collection.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
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