1909-S Barber Half Dollar. FS-501. Inverted Mintmark. MS-67+ (PCGS). CAC.

Exceptional quality and eye appeal for this scarce mintmarked issue from the later Barber half dollar series. Both sides are wonderfully original in preservation with vivid toning that is more varied in color on the obverse. Fully struck with bountiful mint frost to remarkably smooth and well preserved surfaces. As with all Barber half dollars, especially those from the San Francisco Mint, the 1909-S served as a workhorse in commercial channels from the year of issue well into the middle of the 20th century. The result is that most survivors from a mintage of 1,764,000 pieces are heavily worn. Among Mint State examples - and these are scarce in an absolute sense - precious few grade finer than MS-65. Tied for CC#1, this is one of the very finest certified survivors with equally impressive technical quality and eye appeal. The mintmark is inverted, as well, and the interesting FS-501 Cherrypickers' variety certainly adds further appeal.

PCGS# 6518. NGC ID: 24NA.

PCGS Population: 3; 0 finer. CAC Population: 4; 0. The former total includes coins certified both MS-67 and MS-67+.

Ex Heritage's FUN Signature Auction of January 2005, lot 30225; Joseph O'Connor; Heritage's sale of the Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III, May 2015, lot 98536; Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of April 2020, lot 3719.