1854 H10C Arrows PR65 PCGS. CAC. V-2....

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1854 Arrows Half Dime, Sharp PR65
The Clapp-Eliasberg Example
Tied for Finest at PCGS

1854 H10C Arrows PR65 PCGS. CAC. V-2. Ex: Eliasberg. Predominantly lilac patina with pale blue tinges prevails on each side of this sharply struck Gem 1854 Arrows proof half dime. A very rare and important type coin, one of the few finest survivors of perhaps 12-14 in all.

Variety: V-2. The date is high, the tops of the digits touching the rock base. The arrowheads are high and free of the base but extend to the denticles.

Population Data (3/15): PCGS reports four in PR65 with none finer. NGC shows four PR65 with two PR66 finer. This piece is one of two PR65 with the CAC green approval sticker.

Heritage Commentary: Gene Gardner (and Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. before him) clearly liked the eye appeal of this coin, Gardner rating it a 7 on his "Eye Appeal for the grade" scale of 1 to 10 (an 8 was seldom assigned). The Eliasberg cataloger called it "quite possibly the finest known."

Provenance: Mumford Collection; New York Coin & Stamp Co. (4/1896); John M. Clapp; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. (1942); Eliasberg Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 991.(Registry values: P3)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 235S, PCGS# 4432, Greysheet# 3893)

Weight: 1.24 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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