1833 50C XF40 Certification #40826352, PCGS #6163

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

The 1833 Half Dollar is a common date with a large mintage of over five million coins.  Al Overton listed fifteen different varieties for this year, plus three distinct die states.  Hundreds of Mint State examples exist, mostly in MS62, MS63, and MS64.  A small handful of high-quality examples exist at the MS66 to MS67 levels, all led by a stunning PCGS MS68 example (one of the finest Capped Bust Half Dollars ever seen and one of only two PCGS MS68's in existence).  

PCGS #
6163
Designer
John Reich
Edge
Lettered: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR
Diameter
32.50 millimeters
Weight
13.50 grams
Mintage
5206000
Metal
89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
Pop Higher
2059
Pop Lower
600
Region
The United States of America
Price Guide
PCGS Population
Auctions - PCGS Graded
Auctions - NGC Graded

Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades
65 or Better 8000 R-3.4 67 / 72 72 / 78
All Grades 500 R-6.0 62 / 72 TIE 67 / 78 TIE
60 or Better 20 R-9.1 49 / 72 TIE 53 / 78 TIE
65 or Better 8000
All Grades 500
60 or Better 20
65 or Better R-3.4
All Grades R-6.0
60 or Better R-9.1
65 or Better 67 / 72
All Grades 62 / 72 TIE
60 or Better 49 / 72 TIE
65 or Better 72 / 78
All Grades 67 / 78 TIE
60 or Better 53 / 78 TIE

Condition Census Learn More

Pos Grade Thumbnail Pedigree and History
1 MS68 PCGS grade MS68 PCGS grade

Superior 1/2004:381, not sold - Bob R. Simpson Collection

2 MS67+ PCGS grade MS67+ PCGS grade

Wayte Raymond, sold privately on 5/14/1946 for $2 - John Jay Pittman Collection - David Akers 5/1998:1501, $30,800 - Richard Burdick - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 2/2016:3078, $70,500

2 MS67 PCGS grade
2 MS67 estimated grade
5 MS66+ PCGS grade MS66+ PCGS grade
MS68 PCGS grade #1 MS68 PCGS grade

Superior 1/2004:381, not sold - Bob R. Simpson Collection

MS67+ PCGS grade #2 MS67+ PCGS grade

Wayte Raymond, sold privately on 5/14/1946 for $2 - John Jay Pittman Collection - David Akers 5/1998:1501, $30,800 - Richard Burdick - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 2/2016:3078, $70,500

#2 MS67 PCGS grade
#2 MS67 estimated grade
MS66+ PCGS grade #5 MS66+ PCGS grade