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1854 H10C Arrows PR66 NGC. V-2....
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Description
1854 Arrows Half Dime, PR66
Tied for Finest Known
1854 H10C Arrows PR66 NGC. V-2. This Premium Gem is tied as
the finest of 15 to 20 surviving proofs. Formerly in the Phil
Kaufman Collection, it illustrates Phil Kaufman's eye for
exceptional quality. It is tied with one other coin for the finest
certified by NGC.Proof coin production increased dramatically in 1854 as sets were made for more special customers than any time before. Availability of proof coins and sets to the public had to wait a few more years until 1858, but there is no doubt that certain collectors had special contacts within the Mint to obtain sets. Matthew Stickney was one of those collectors, visiting the Mint nearly every year since the mid-1840s to obtain proofs for his collection.
The date is placed high in the exergue, crowding the base of Liberty with tiny indentations in the rock to accommodate each individual digit. The adjacent arrows to the left and right are long and slender, touching the border dentils. Star 2 is minutely recut. The shield point is over the upright of the 1, and the skirt pendant is centered over the 5. Breen described the same characteristics in his Proof Encyclopedia.
Sharp design elements, deeply mirrored fields, and fully lustrous devices create obvious cameo contrast beneath the light gold and lilac toning that prevents a Cameo designation by NGC. Census: 2 in 66, 0 finer (12/13).
Ex: Phil Kaufman Collection of Early Proof Sets, Part One / ANA Signature (Heritage,8/2007), lot 1788.
From The Greensboro Collection, Part VI.(Registry values: P3)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 235S, PCGS# 4432, Greysheet# 3893)
Weight: 1.24 grams
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
View all of [The Greensboro Collection, Part VI ]
Auction Info
2014 February 3 - 5 US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1202 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2014
3rd-5th
Monday-Wednesday
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