1917-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Obverse Mintmark. MS-65 (NGC).

1917-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Obverse Mintmark. MS-65 (NGC).，This highly desirable half dollar combines condition rarity with an impressive provenance. Sharply struck over all design elements, both sides also offer full mint luster in a soft satin texture. The smooth, mostly brilliant surfaces are enhanced by delicate champagne-apricot peripheral highlights. The 1917-D Obverse Mintmark is the second of only two Denver Mint Walking Liberty half dollars with the mintmark in this position, and it is popular with advanced type collectors and series specialists alike. It is also a key date with a mintage of just 765,400 pieces -- a limited total by the standards of the 20th century U.S. Mint. One of the rarest issues of its type in Uncirculated condition, the 1917-D Obverse Mintmark is more elusive as a Gem than such other early date Walking Liberty half dollars as the 1916-D, 1916-S, 1928-S, 1929-D, 1929-S and 1933-S.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier ex James Kelly, April 1952; John Jay Pittman; David W. Akers sale of the John Jay Pittman Collection, Part II, Mat 1998, lot 1633; Heritages Boston ANA Signature Auction, August 2010, lot 4153; via T & J Collectables.，