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Lot
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1795/1795 50C AU58 NGC....

Auction: 2009 February Long Beach, CA Signature US Coin Auction #1122

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The Eliasberg O-112 2 Leaves 1795 Half Dollar
AU58, Second in the Condition Census

1795/1795 50C AU58 NGC. O-112, R.4. Ex: Eliasberg. The date is prominently double punched. On the Two Leaves reverse the berries are arranged nine left and eight right, with two under each wing, all on the inside; the upper right one of the four is the only one that shows a stem. A leaf point is under the left base of the I in AMERICA, and a center dot shows near the juncture of the right wing and the eagle's breast.
This piece was listed as Condition Census for the variety--a situation unchanged today--in the Eliasberg catalog, where it was described as:

"Very nicely detailed with slight weakness among the stars and a few leaves. Slight lustre with mostly silver-white surfaces, although faint lilac-brown toning is present. Prominent adjustment marks are visible on the obverse.
"Condition Census for this popular variety. The obverse die, with its distinctive repunched date, is the same as on the [O-111]."
"Die notes: Light clash marks surround the bust. A faint die crack joins stars 3 through 6 and another joins the border to the top hair wave, passing through the left foot of R. In LIBERTY the letter B is sharply repunched at the upper and lower right curves. The reverse die is perfect."

We would add little to the description above, except to say that the coin shows remarkably little actual wear, as the grade implies. The adjustment marks are shallow, crisscrossing on the lower right obverse but undistracting. A hair-thin scrape appears in the right obverse field, and the most visible softness is seen on the eagle's rock and the right (facing) wing, as often seen on the type.
This piece is second in the known Condition Census for the variety, behind only the near-unbelievable Lord St. Oswald example.
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 6/1997), lot 1667; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2007), lot 953. (#6055)

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Auction 422, Lot 953 Saturday, January 6, 2007 58 NGC $25,300.00
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