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Remarkable 1854-O Arrows Half, MS68

1854-O 50C Arrows MS68 NGC. The generous mintage exceeding 5 million pieces and a high subsequent survival rate--no doubt due to their lowered silver content--makes the 1854-O Arrows half dollar issue a treasure both for variety specialists and type collectors. Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert have identified dozens of obverse and reverse dies for this issue (unsurprisingly), making a total of at least 20 die marriages. The authors believe that the arrows were punched into a master obverse die, thus there is no variation in their placement.
Examples of this date are usually found in the circulated grades up to AU or so. Gem examples are occasionally found, but anything in higher grade is downright rare. In MS68, the grade of the present piece, NGC has only certified 10 examples for the entire Seated half type. This piece is tied with one other 1854-O in MS68. The obverse shows highly lustrous surfaces that has alternating streaky copper-gold and steel-blue colors. The reverse shows deeper layers of the same coloration, running in diagonal streaks. As expected, there are no contact marks of any significance, and the strike is excellent for an O-mint Seated half of the period. An essential acquisition for the Registry Set collector, type enthusiast, or series specialist. Census: 2 in 68, 0 finer (3/09).
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24JM, PCGS# 6280, GSID# 6332)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.44 grams
ASW: 0.35996oz
Mintage: 5,240,000

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