1892-O Barber Half Dollar. MS-63 (PCGS). Blushes of golden-apricot peripheral toning give way to brilliance elsewhere on both sides of this smartly impressed, softly lustrous example. At just 390,000 coins produced, the 1892-O has the lowest mintage in the circulation strike Barber half dollar series prior to 1913. Indeed, only the trio of key date Philadelphia Mint issues from 1913 through 1915 have lower mintages. The 1892-O benefited from its first year status, however, and Mint State survivors are more plentiful than one would otherwise expect. The present offering represents a significant find for the advanced collector specializing in this challenging, yet all too often underappreciated half dollar series. From the Collection of Silas Stanley Roberts, 1888-1966.
