Product Information
<h2>Ron Guth</h2><p>In 1817, the U.S. Mint produced over 1.2 million Half Dollars. Among those, researchers have identified thirteen different die varieties, including two overdates (1817/3 and the exceedingly rare 1817/4) and one with a so-called "Punctuated Date" (actually a die chip between the 1 and the 7). This date is plentiful in most grades, though Mint State examples are scarce to rare, a fact exascerbated by the popularity of the series and the wide distribution of known examples. At the top end, the best example rates MS67. All of the coins in the PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census are MS65 or better.</p>Product Identifiers
DesignerJohn Reich
eBay Product ID (ePID)170455870
Product Key Features
Strike TypeBusiness
Mint LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Composition89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
Year1817
Additional Product Features
Mintage1215567
MintPhiladelphia
Denomination50C
PCGS Number6109
EdgeLettered: Fifty Cents or Half a Dollar