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Extraordinary 1806/5 O-103a Half Dollar, MS64

1806/5 50C MS64 NGC. O-103a, R.3. Each side of this Choice Mint State piece has a bold radial die crack. On the obverse, the crack begins at the border to the lower two points of star 1 and into the hair curls. The reverse crack from the border passes between S and T in STATES to cloud 2 and stars 7 and 12. Carefully rotating the coin from obverse to reverse and back again shows that the two die cracks are almost exactly parallel, and nearly perfectly aligned.
This lovely example appears to be the single finest 1806/5 half dollar of any variety. Original dove-gray, sky-blue, and olive colors endow this satiny and surprisingly unabraded near-Gem. Well struck for the type, all of the stars above the eagle are clear and the clouds below OF are prominent. A few of the left side stars display sharp centers. This is one of the most significant individual half dollars in the present sale. Census: 1 in 64, 0 finer (3/09).
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24EK, PCGS# 6077, GSID# 6228)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
ASW: 0.42oz
Mintage: 839,576

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