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Delightful 1852 Half Dollar, PR65
The Finest of Three or Four Known

1852 50C PR65 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. The Kaufman 1852 proof half dollar is the finest of just three or four specimens. The actual mintage is unknown, though the CoinFacts.com online reference estimates 10 coins were struck. This is probably on the high side. Breen enumerates three examples, and NGC has graded four pieces, while PCGS has seen none. Our roster identifies three distinct coins, and the possibility of one or two others.

1. PR65 NGC. The Kaufman coin.

2. PR63 NGC. The Tecumseh Sale (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions, Inc., 12/1979), lot 700; Auction '84 (Paramount, 7/1984), lot 668; Worrell Collection (Superior Galleries, 9/1993), lot 731; Stack's (10/1996), lot 303. In 1993, the Superior cataloger noted: "Purchased by Paramount from Robert Batchelder, a Pennsylvania dealer, in 1974 and sold privately in early 1975. It later appeared in Steve Ivy's Tecumseh Sale." The Superior pedigree chain for this piece also lists, incorrectly, lot 203 in Auction '86, which is an 1852-O Brilliant Proof half dollar.

3. PR63. Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1988), lot 3157; Jascha Heifetz Collection (Superior, 10/1989), lot 1590.

Additional appearances:

A. Proof. Newcomb, part I (J.C. Morgenthau, 2/1945), lot 746 (per Breen, who says "later untraced unless this is the former W.L Carson specimen via Lester Merkin." If Breen is referring to Merkin's February 1971 sale, lot 755, he is mistaken, as that coin is an 1852-O Brilliant Proof half dollar).

B. Proof. Paramount, per Breen.

The Kaufman Gem proof half dollar displays pleasing mirrored fields (including the areas between the stripes of both shields) that establish pronounced contrast with the satiny motifs. Whispers of gold-tan, sky-blue, and lavender make occasional visits to each side, slightly more so on the obverse, and a powerful strike results in bold detail on the design elements. Nicely preserved surfaces reveal just a few faint hairlines in the fields intermingled with die polish lines. Proof halves of 1852 are extremely rare, so the aficionado of early Seated Liberty proofs will want to give special attention to this delightful specimen.
From The Phil Kaufman Collection of Early Proof Sets, Part Four.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 27TD, PCGS# 6397, Greysheet# 6419)

Weight: 13.36 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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2008 July-August Baltimore, MD (ANA) US Coin Signature Auction #1114 (go to Auction Home page)
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