1917-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Reverse Mintmark. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.This is an exceptionally beautiful example of this scarce issue bathed in a medley of gold and pinkish iridescence. The luster is uniform and matte-like, remaining fully composed across the exposed regions. A trio of individual edge reeds floats in the right obverse field, representing the only notable imperfection throughout. Choice for the grade and absolutely enamoring to view in-hand. <p>The conditionally challenged 1917-S Reverse Mintmark issue is a much rarer Walker in the finer Mint State grades than a sizeable mintage of 5.5 million pieces might imply. This is a second-year issue in its series, which means that it benefited from neither the first-year status of the 1916-dated issues nor the more advanced numismatic activity of the 1940s, both of which scenarios resulted in the saving of greater numbers of Mint State coins. Scarce even in MS-64, the extant population of the 1917-S Reverse in Gem dwindles down to less than 100 distinct survivors. PCGS has certified just 14 coins finer than the present example.
