1959 - Curved Clip
MS 64 FB
This coin presents much more blue-green until you get some light on it! A minor curved clip can be seen at the 12:00 position.
How they come: One of the most prevalent dates/mints to be found in full bands holders is the 1959 from Philadelphia. Get a fun one you like, there’s something for everyone out there, even with nice toning in gem grades for any budget. This example coin here was purchased for less than sixty dollars!
1959 MS Mintage: 85,780,000
Full Bands: 2,730
Certification: PCGS 45173644
1959-D RPM-001 FS-504
MS 65 FB
FS-504: The fourth 1959-D repunched mintmark that Fivaz and Stanton declared significant for either their rarity, dramatic appearance, or they thought it was just plain special! This one is in fact iconic for the year and the series!
FS-504:
FS-504 Full Bands:
Mintage: 164,919,790
Certification: PCGS 59861618
1959-D RPM-004 FS-502
MS 66 FB
HEAVY HITTER!
The second of two reference photos PCGS provides for this variety in full bands on their Coinfacts database. I am only aware of the 3 that PCGS has graded in full bands and have seen about a half dozen others graded without the attribution or full bands across the companies. The photograph fails to do the beautiful rainbow toning justice, for that area that shows up as a sooty smear from IN GOD WE TRUST to LIBERTY is in fact another patch of beautiful rainbow color. Sometimes it’s hard to capture it all in one shot, especially while also best showing the details of the coin as a whole! Die scratches, mostly vertically, are visible on both faces.
If you were so inclined as to go to the top Roosevelt variety registry sets and see what they’re missing, I can almost guarantee you you will not find a single set with 1959-D FS-502 (until you get to mine)! To date I have clicked through set after set and not found another owner of this exquisitely rare variety.
FS-502 Full Bands: 3
7/2025
1959-D Mintage: 164,919,790
Certification: PCGS 54865114