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1830 H10C PR64 Cameo NGC. V-5, LM-9.1....

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1830 Half Dime, PR64 Cameo
Untoned V-5, LM-9.1 Example
One of Six Proofs Known

1830 H10C PR64 Cameo NGC. V-5, LM-9.1. Proof 1830 half dimes are extremely rare. We know of only five certified proof examples:

1. PR66 Star NGC. An example recently discovered in Europe; Noblesse Oblige Collection / Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2013), lot 6301; Gardner Collection (Heritage, 6/2014), lot 30184. V-10, LM-1.1 variety.
2. PR66 NGC/PR65 Cameo PCGS. Long Beach Connoisseur Collection (Bowers and Merena, 8/1999), lot 79; Benson Collection, Part II (Goldberg, 2/2002), lot 350; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2007), lot 848; Greensboro Collection, Part VI / New York Signature (Heritage, 2/2014), lot 5074. This piece has now apparently been crossed into a PCGS holder, per CoinFacts. V-5, LM-9.1.
3. PR65 PCGS. Eliasberg Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 912; Houston Signature (Heritage, 12/2008), lot 1039, brought $50,025. V-5, LM-9.1.
4. PR64 Cameo NGC. The present example. Prior provenance unknown. V-5, LM-9.1.
5. PR64 NGC. Unknown variety.


Another example of the V-5, LM-9.1 is in the Smithsonian, per Walter Breen, making six verified proofs in all. Ron Guth wrote on PCGS CoinFacts that "Breen (1989) listed Proof examples of three different 1830 Half Dime varieties: LM-1, LM-3, and LM-9. Logan and McCloskey (1998) cite four auction records for the LM-9.1 variety (including the Eliasberg coin) but claim to have never seen Proof examples of LM-1 and LM-3." This was, of course, before the discovery of the ex: Noblesse Oblige-Eugene Gardner LM-1.1 example, Number 1 above, which was reportedly held in the family of a European nobleman for many years since it was obtained in the mid-19th century.

The present untoned near-Gem proof is well within Cameo territory, showing deeply mirrored, glittering, silver-white fields that set up marvelous contrast against the frosted grayish devices on front and back. The reverse die state is typical, showing some filling in both S's and the left interior of M(ERICA). A tiny, dotlike planchet flaw occurs just above the 3, and a few faint hairlines appear in the left obverse field. As the few proof 1830 half dimes known appear to be in strong hands, interested bidders should act accordingly, as other bidding opportunities may lie only in the distant future.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 27CL, PCGS# 4301, Greysheet# 3734)

Weight: 1.35 grams

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper

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Auction Info

2015 April 22 - 26 CSNS US Coins Signature Auction - Chicago #1219 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
April, 2015
22nd-26th Wednesday-Sunday
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