Another date with no recorded varieties and easily attainable without fully struck bands, one can only go for beauty in strike and tone! This example has a fabulously iridescent quality with mottlings of shiny color like a parrotfish beneath the surface. Substantially struck on both sides, the reverse especially features swirling die scratches in parts and overall the detail of an earlier state die.

The small premium full bands coins command does not represent the challenge of actually finding one for sale or at auction. While not quite as elusive as the 1958 or 1949-S in full bands, an example in the wild is less common than even a 1949 FB.

A KEY DATE IN FULL BANDS!

Full Bands: 316

7/2025

Mintage: 53,490,120

Certification: NGC 8344480003