1909 D $5 MS62 NGC #21909 D $5 MS62 NGC #2

Half dollar Random Year

San Francisco

He was successful in opening and securing ports on the West Coast

Face value of $1 USD backed by the US Government

This coin is hand signed by John Mercanti himself (the 12th chief engraver and the designer of the reverse of the American Silver Eagle)

Composition: 99

It was originally founded as part of the Royal Mint system during British colonial rule

The reverse depicts a somewhat lean eagle which led some to nickname the coin the “buzzard dollar

Luster ranges from frosty to grainy or dull

During the War of 1812

1954 50c PF66

making this a one-year type