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1839 H10C No Drapery PR65 Cameo NGC....

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1839 Half Dime, PR65 Cameo
Tied for Finest of Only Five Proofs Known

1839 H10C No Drapery PR65 Cameo NGC. This exceptional 1839 proof half dime is tied as the finest known specimen with a single PCGS coin, also with the Cameo designation. Opportunities to acquire any proof 1839 half dime are limited, and a chance to acquire the finest known Gem proof half dime of any early date must be seriously considered.

In our New York Signature (2/2014) we listed a complete roster of the known examples of this date. For the sake of brevity, we have omitted that roster here and refer readers to that auction from four years ago. In The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes, Al Blythe suggests that four to five 1839 proof half dimes are known. Walter Breen, in his 1988 Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins, lists four 1839 proof half dimes. NGC has certified a PR65 Cameo, which is the Kaufman coin, a PR65, and two PR64s. In the Bowers and Merena August 1999 sale of the Pittman specimen, the cataloger estimated that "perhaps just a dozen or fewer Proofs [were] made of the date, and with about half that number currently known."

Bright surfaces display whispers of light reddish-tan patina in the fields, and the strike is complete throughout. Magnification reveals some faint hairlines in the fields intermingled with die polish lines. A light diagonal mark on the right (left facing) breast is the sole marker to identify the coin. Extraordinary deep mirrors frame the silvery motifs on both sides, accenting the cameo appearance.
Ex: Phil Kaufman Collection of Early Seated Proof Sets, Part Three / Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2008), lot 2373; Greensboro Collection / New York Signature (Heritage, 2/2014), lot 5076, where it brought $32,900.
From The E.B. Strickland Collection. (Registry values: P4)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2357, PCGS# 84409, Greysheet# 3846)

Weight: 1.34 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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Auction Info

2018 January 3 - 8 FUN US Coins Signature Auction - Tampa #1271 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2018
3rd-8th Wednesday-Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 9
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Sold on Jan 4, 2018 for: $24,000.00
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