1901-O 50C MS65+ PCGS Secure. CAC....

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1901-O Half Dollar, MS65+
The Mint-Clapp-Eliasberg Coin

1901-O 50C MS65+ PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: Shireman/Eliasberg. This impressive Gem features a direct pedigree back to the day it was struck in New Orleans 115 years ago. Virtually as bright and fully as lustrous as it was in 1901, with delicate wisps of champagne toning on each side. The surfaces are exceptional with trivial marks that prevent a higher grade. The strike is typical of New Orleans Barber half dollars, showing weakness of the hair and leaves over Liberty's temple, and on the eagle's body below the shield, the right facing leg and claws, the arrow feathers, and the wing feather where it meets the right shield border. PCGS and NGC have combined to certify just 15 of these half dollars in MS65 or finer grades, likely including some resubmissions. Dave Bowers' estimate of 12 or 13 Gem or finer examples seems about right.
Ex: New Orleans Mint (9/1901); J.M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Estate (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 2092.
From The Dr. Peter and Janice Shireman Collection.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24MD, PCGS# 6490, Greysheet# 6596)

Weight: 12.50 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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