1894 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-66 (PCGS).；This richly original Gem half dollar exhibits mottled reddish and olive-copper peripheral toning around a silver-tinged center on the obverse. The reverse is awash in pinkish-gray with iridescent undertones of blue and pink. Intensely reflective, sharply struck and very attractive, this 1894 is a truly outstanding Proof Barber half irrespective of date.；From our (Stacks) sale of the John Work Garrett Collection for The Johns Hopkins University, March 1976, part of lot 319.
