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Memorable 1837 Reeded Edge Half, MS66

1837 50C MS66 PCGS. Robert Julian in an article in the October 1998 issue of Coins magazine notes that even though the Mint's new steam-powered presses were clearly working, minor technical problems involved with ejecting the coins from the closed collar led to experimentation with the collar size, resulting in coins of this issue that had slightly different diameters. Of course, the advent of third-party grading makes such differences more difficult to discern.
What needs no particular discernment to observe, however, is the top quality of the present example, a stunning pale gold-tinted Premium Gem of the first rank. While this is a common issue in the lower grades, Gems are rare, and in MS66 the present piece is one of only five so certified at PCGS, with two finer (3/09). The incredible luster is as spectacular as the light, even coloration. A memorable coin for the finest collection.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N7079)

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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