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The Collectors' Auction 2010
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1921-S PCGS VF-20. 1921-S PCGS VF-20.
Lot Title: 1921-S PCGS VF-20.
Description: It can be argued that VF-20 is THE perfect grade in which to collect Walkers, since it is beyond this point that some issues become very expensive, yet the effort of finding compatible and complementary coins centered about this grade range leaves plenty of challenge for the collector. The key to evaluating coins at the VF grades lies in recognition of the delineation at Liberty's torso, and this 1921-S is absolutely rock-solid perfect for the grade. Not only is detail poster-perfect, but the surfaces are wholesome and original, featuring immaculate dove-grey patina and the perfect level of darker accents in the recessed areas.

As an aside, it should be noted that VF is the level at which the three 1921 issues are closest together in value. In well circulated grades, 1921-S is actually not difficult to locate, with the Denver coin being the key. Above VF, 1921-S takes over top honors, and rapidly escalates in cost above its brethren. Thus, many collectors of normal financial means will find VF-20 or so to be an ideal grade for collecting the series. Coins will complement each other in terms of detail, and prices will be compatible, with fewer of the huge discrepancies seen in lower or higher grades.

Low Estimate: $500.00
High Estimate: $600.00
Lot Status: Bidding has been closed for this lot.
Hammered Price: $600.00
Price Realized: $690.00
1921-S PCGS VF-20.
1921-S PCGS VF-20.

Price history for items of the same classification:
Lot #AuctionCurrent Bid or Hammer PriceDescription
675The Midwest Summer Sale 2014 on 07/18/2014$17,750.00
1921-S PCGS MS-62.
The reverse should elicit acclaim for virtually full silvery brilliance, which helps amplify rather outstanding sharpness for 1921-S - something astute collectors will covet. Extensive, pastel...
734The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013$550.00
1921-S PCGS VF-20.
New World Estate. All of the 1921 issues are tough in the various silver series, and even a VF graded 1921-S half is a prize for many traditional collectors. The obverse features just barely enough...
869The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/26/2013$2,300.00
1921-S XF/cleaned.
No-Land Road Estate. Perhaps cleaned but not at all drastically so, since the entire coin still retains considerable patina, with predominantly olive-grey color accented by natural bluish tones...
599The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012$280.00
1921-S PCGS F-12.
Slightly undergraded at a glance, this looks like a lock for upgrade, given surprising definition at Liberty's upper torso. The eagle's wings feature rather sharp detail as well, and overall, the...
619The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010$800.00
1921-S NGC VF-25.
Supremely original in every possible way, dove-grey patina is distributed with astoundingly even consistency, and contributes mightily to the enormous vintage appeal of this key half-dollar. In...
620The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010$4,700.00
1921-S NGC XF-45.
Without question, 1921-S stands as THE key to the Walking Liberty half-dollar series in grades of XF and above, exceeded only at the extreme high end of the grading scale by perhaps the 1919-D. This...
499The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/12/2010$230.00
1921-S PCGS F-12.
An exquisite coin for the grade, the marvelous pearl-grey surfaces reveal no distractions whatsoever from the amazingly original quality. F-12 is about the highest grade beyond which 1921-S begins to...
452The Collectors' Auction 2009 on 10/16/2009$300.00
1921-S PCGS F-15.
Familiar as a key to the series, 1921-S escalates rapidly in value above the F-15 level, making this example a likely bargain in the PCGS holder. Strictly original and completely untroubled by post...
796The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/24/2009$10,500.00
1921-S PCGS AU-55.
Price guides give considerable advantage to the 1921-S over the 1921 and 1921-D in AU grades, valuing it at nearly three times the level of its companions, but study of auction results shows that in...
624The Midwest Winter Sale on 02/17/2006$925.00
1921-S VF-30+.
This key date example is just a breath away from being given the designation of Extremely Fine. There are no unsightly blemishes or surface marks. Its appealing, light silver surfaces add to the...

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