1942-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). This incredible coin resonates with full mint frost and luster. The surfaces are as close to perfection as can be imagined. The strike is better than average as Liberty has her left thumb just barely outlined, and there are bold skirt lines below; the eagles trailing thigh is soft, as expected for this San Francisco Mint issue. Undoubtedly one of the very finest known of this date, and a coin of extraordinary beauty and quality that will be an important addition to an advanced registry collection.Trailing only the 1941-S, the 1942-S is the rarest "short set" Walking Liberty half dollar in the finest Mint State grades. With a mintage of 12.7 million coins, the 1942-S half dollar is readily available up through grades of MS-65, but becomes incredibly rare at the Superb Gem level. This MS-67 example approaches the top of the <em>PCGS Population Report</em> for the issue, with a mere three coins finer. PCGS# 6617. NGC ID: 24S8. PCGS Population: 14; 3 finer (all MS-67+). From our sale of the Abigail Collection, Part III, Spring 2023 Auction, March, lot 3132.
