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Glowing MS65 1837 Reeded Edge Half

1837 50C MS65 NGC. Second year of the new Reeded Edge half, struck by steam power rather than by "blood power," a term used by Mint Director Patterson. According to Robert Julian in his article "Coins of Evolution" in the October 1998 issue of Coins magazine:

"The coins of 1837 have some interesting characteristics. Even though the steam coinage was clearly working, there were some minor technical problems involved with ejecting the coins from the closed collar. For this reason there was some experimentation with collar size, resulting in coins of slightly different diameter for this year."

Certainly an interesting and little-known fact about these pivotal half dollars. However, with the prevalence of encapsulation in the coin market today such variation in diameter is all-but-impossible to determine. The surfaces of this piece are highly lustrous and glow brightly beneath the overlay of golden-gray toning that covers each side. The strike is full, and there are no noticeable abrasions on either side of this splendid Gem. Census: 41 in 65, 12 finer (6/10).(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24G4, PCGS# 6176, GSID# 6219)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Cooper
Weight: 13.36 grams
ASW: 0.38658oz
Mintage: 3,629,820

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