Lot 1498
1916-D. PCGS graded MS-64. Grey toning with light golden-violet colors on both sides. A bright coin radiating mint glow on silver surfaces with nothing to censor it from its bold Superb MS67 grade. In one way, the luster sets the beauty. In another, the precision strike on every device of this Antietam Half Dollar completes the picture (PCGS # 6567)
Historic Note: Mint Director Robert Woolley (March 1915 to July 1916) described the new design in his report for the fiscal year ending June 1916: "The obverse of the half dollar bears a full length figure of Liberty with a background of the American flag flying to the breeze. The goddess is striding toward the dawn of a new day, carrying laurel and oak branches, symbolic of civic and military glory. The reverse shows an eagle perched high up on a mountain crag, wings unfolded. Growing from a rift in the rock is a sapling of mountain pine, symbolic of America." Estimated Value $600 - 650
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