[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David Lawrence This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide to Barber Halves]
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Mintage: 2,446,000 (Ranking 54/73)
Varieties: Obverse with die crack from edge through last star on right and along truncation of bust. Reverse with die crack from lower part of D and along base of HALF (Beistle).
Scarcity: Common in low grades, tough to find from VF30 to MS62.
Rarity Rating: G-VG R1, F-VF R2, XF-AU R4, MS R3.
Total MS PCGS/NGC = 41 (Ranking 28/73)
Comments: Poorly struck, some with “mumps.”
