1919-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.A flashy and pearlescent example of this scarce San Francisco issue. Overall brilliant, a faint golden iridescence graces each side and testifies to undeniable originality. The surfaces themselves are uniformly lustrous and essentially untouched, maintaining full composure under magnification. <p>A key date Walking Liberty half dollar even in circulated grades, the 1919-S has a mintage of just 1,552,000 pieces. In Mint State it is the second rarest issue of the type after the 1921-S (per Jeff Ambio, <em>Collecting & Investing Strategies for Walking Liberty Half Dollars</em>, 2008). Most survivors grade no finer than MS-64 due to impaired luster, numerous wispy abrasions and excessive softness of strike in the prime focal areas. Strong bids are encouraged for the present lot, as it may be quite some time before another 1919-S half dollar with such solid technical quality and strong eye appeal becomes available.From the Anne Kate Collection.
