1870 50C

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Fully Struck and Originally Toned 1870 Half Dollar

1870 MS 65 PCGS. Those of us who handle coins on a daily basis take much for granted. We assume certain dates are "easy" to find in mint condition. But stop and consider for a moment how extraordinary it is that any coins have come down to us from 1870 in mint state. 1870 was the year Prussia launched its offensive against the French Republic and occupied Paris. Native American tribes were still living on the Great Plains, not on reservations. General Custer still had six years of life left before making his fateful decision to enter Little Big Horn. And here is a coin that had a considerable amount of purchasing power in 1870, struck for circulation, yet was never actually handled in the channels of commerce. The fields are bright and highly lustrous. The surfaces are unquestionably original with olive-green toning on the obverse giving way to deep russet at the periphery. The reverse is darker in hue with cherry-red color intermixed with sea-green. Fully struck. Population: 2 in 65, only 1 finer (5/95).

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24JZ, PCGS# 6327, GSID# 6288)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.44 grams
ASW: 0.35996oz
Mintage: 633,900

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