1933-S 50C MS65 NGC
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$2,550.00
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MS65 |
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| PCGS Coin #: |
6591 |
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6/15/2025 |
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The San Francisco Mint’s production of 1,786,000 Walking Liberty Half Dollars in 1933, the only half dollars struck that year, was likely driven by regional economic needs and domestic monetary policy rather than a direct geopolitical event. During the Great Depression, coinage demand plummeted, but the San Francisco Mint, serving the Western U.S., produced these silver coins to support local commerce and the politically influential silver mining industry. The U.S. shift away from gold, formalized by Executive Order 6102 in April 1933, emphasized silver as a circulating medium, and striking half dollars in San Francisco may have been a strategic move to ensure currency stability in the West, where silver held cultural and economic significance.While no specific international crisis directly explains this production, the global economic instability of 1933, with countries abandoning the gold standard and rising tensions in Europe and Asia, provides context. The decision to mint half dollars exclusively in San Francisco may reflect a combination of maintaining mint operations, responding to regional demands, and preparing for a silver-based economy amid global uncertainties. The high-quality 1933-S half dollars, an outlier in a year of minimal coinage, underscore the mint’s deliberate effort to support the Western economy during a pivotal moment in U.S. monetary history.
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