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1859 H10C MS68 PCGS. CAC. V-3....
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Description
1859 Half Dime, Vividly Toned MS68
None Certified Finer
1859 H10C MS68 PCGS. CAC. V-3. Ex: Larry Shapiro. This
scintillating Superb Gem is bathed in concentric turquoise,
rose-violet, and russet iridescence. Both the strike and surface
quality appear to leave little room for improvement.Variety: "V-3," a variety unknown when Daniel Valentine published United States Half Dimes in 1883. The 1, 5, and 9 in the date are all repunched, showing quite distinctly below and slightly to the right of the final date position.
Population Data (7/14): PCGS shows five submissions in the numeric grade of MS68, of which three are Plus-graded coins. NGC reports four MS68.
Heritage Commentary: The 1859 half dime was Mint Assistant Engraver Anthony Paquet's first work to reach actual production. This remodeling of Gobrecht's original design is most often noted for the hollow centers in the stars, a design element not found on any other U.S. coin. Perhaps because the figure of Liberty itself was not well-executed, or because he did not wish another engraver doing his work, Chief Engraver James Longacre remodeled the half dime again in 1860, after only 340,000 pieces of the Paquet design had been struck at the Philadelphia Mint. The uniqueness of this design earns it one-year type status, long an oversight with collectors assembling type sets.
Consignor Commentary: Technically this piece is among the finest strikes for the date, with vivid toning and status as a somewhat scarcer variety unknown to Valentine.
Provenance: Atlanta ANA Signature (Heritage, 4/2006), lot 366; Bowers and Merena (2/2007), lot 214.(Registry values: N1)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 233W, PCGS# 4371, Greysheet# 3786)
Weight: 1.24 grams
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Auction Info
2014 October 27 The Eugene H. Gardner Collection II US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1214 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2014
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