1895 50c Liberty Head Barber Half Dollar

According to Ron Guth most of the Barber Halves of the 1890s are of similar rarity, at least in terms of the number of certified examples.  David Akers says that this issue is definitely not the common date it is generally thought to be. Most great Barber Half Dollar collections of the past (cf. Norweb, Emery-Nichols, Eliasberg) contained proofs, not mint state business strikes, of the P Mint issue since the Proofs were always considered “better” and thus more desirable than the Uncirculated pieces to old-time collectors.