1895-O 50C MS67 PCGS Secure. CAC....

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1895-O Half Dollar, MS67
Tied for Finest Certified
Ex: Duckor, Akers, Gardner

1895-O 50C MS67 PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: Duckor/Akers. This boldly detailed piece ranks among the sharpest struck New Orleans half dollars of any date that the cataloger has ever encountered. The right shield corner is fully brought up, and the fletchings show only minor merging.

Both sides have intense mint frost that shines brightly through the gorgeous original toning. The obverse blends gold and ivory at the center, gradually changing to sea-green and light yellow-gold. A diagonal line of darker toning through star 11 will serve as a convenient provenance marker. The reverse has lovely reddish-gold, intermingled with steel-blue and light green. Trivial marks on each side are hardly worth mentioning.

The Condition Census for the 1895-O is headed by three pieces graded MS67 by the two leading services (9/15). Besides the present coin, the other MS67 PCGS came from the heralded Dale Friend Registry Set, auctioned by Heritage in January 2009. The MS67 NGC appeared in our 1999 FUN Signature as lot 6780. The 1895-O has a fairly plentiful mintage but is elusive in Uncirculated grades, especially when compared with the 1892.
Ex: David Akers (8/1995); Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Half Dollar Collection (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 3183; Eugene H. Gardner Collection (Heritage, 6/2014), lot 30552.
From The Greensboro Collection, Part VI.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24LT, PCGS# 6472, Greysheet# 6584)

Weight: 12.50 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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