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1857 Half Dollar, MS65
Unlisted Die Marriage

1857 50C MS65 NGC. Light straw-gold toning accompanies this coruscating high-grade representative is smooth aside from a tick on the cheek. The strike is incomplete on the final two stars and the M in AMERICA. Struck from a Bugert-unlisted die marriage, the present Gem has a similar date position as Die Pair 4 but exhibits different diagnostics. They include a diagonal die line through a dentil southeast of star 11, substantial die rust on the right obverse field, obverse rim cuds between 2 and 4 o'clock, a tine above the flag of the 1 in the date, and parallel diagonal lines above the eagle's left (facing) claw. A different example of the present die marriage appeared in lot 4135 of our September 2014 Long Beach Signature. Census: 10 in 65, 2 finer (3/25).(Registry values: N2998)
From The Pelican Bay Collection, Part I.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24HS, PCGS# 6290, GSID# 6275)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.44 grams
ASW: 0.35996oz
Mintage: 1,988,000


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Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2025
30th-4th Wednesday-Sunday
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Sold on May 1, 2025 for: $2,880.00
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