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1859-O 50C MS66 PCGS....
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$66,125.00
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Description
Charming MS66 1859-O Seated Half
1859-O 50C MS66 PCGS. Potent cartwheel luster illuminates the medium aquamarine and autumn-brown surfaces. A few stars are inexactly defined, but the major devices are precisely struck. Immaculate aside from a few trivial grazes on the right obverse field. A high grade No Motto half exceeded only by a solitary MS67 PCGS example, which appeared in our 2003 Baltimore Signature as lot 7591 and later in the George "Buddy" Byers Collection. At the time of its 1990 auction appearance, the present piece was the single finest PCGS-certified 1859-O half. Encased in an old green label holder. Population: 4 in 66, 1 finer (4/08).Ex: Thomas S. Chalkley Collection (Superior, 1/1990), lot 3593.
From The Silbermünzen Collection.(Registry values: N4719)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24HZ, PCGS# 6297, GSID# 6342)
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.44 grams
ASW: 0.35996oz
Mintage: 2,834,000
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Auction Info
2008 May Long Beach, CA Signature Auction #1108 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May-Jun, 2008
28th-2nd
Wednesday-Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 14
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