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1873-CC 50C Arrows MS65 PCGS. WB-102, Die Pair 4....
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1873-CC Seated Liberty Half Dollar, MS65
With Arrows, Open 3, WB-102
Only One Finer Coin Certified
1873-CC 50C Arrows MS65 PCGS. WB-102, Die Pair 4. Ex:
Stellar. With Arrows, Open 3, Small CC. The design of the Seated
Liberty half dollar was modified during the year 1873 in several
details. First, the 3 in the date was changed from the old Closed 3
to a more easily distinguished Open 3 because Chief Coiner A.
Louden Snowden complained that the old digit looked too much like
an 8. Second, the Coin Act of 1873 specified a new weight for the
half dollar planchet, increasing the weight from 192 grains to
192.9 grains, effective April 1, 1873. To signify this weight
change, arrows were added on either side of the date, as had been
done for a previous weight change twenty years earlier. Receipt of
six half dollar dies with the new Open 3 and Arrows motif was
acknowledged by Carson City Mint Superintendent Henry Rice on March
31, 1873, just before the new weight standard took effect. The new
dies also featured a smaller CC mintmark. According to Mint
records, 214,560 half dollars were struck with the new dies,
compared to 122,500 of the earlier No Arrows type. The Arrows
design was continued in 1874 and dropped after that, creating an
extremely popular two-year design type.It seems the entire mintage of 1873-CC half dollars was released into circulation at the time of issue, and few were saved by contemporary collectors. Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert list the 1873-CC Arrows half dollar as a High R.7 issue in Mint State grades. The present coin is a delightful Gem, with sharply detailed design elements and vibrant mint luster, under pleasing shades of champagne-gold toning. Interesting die cracks are seen from the rock through the stars on the left, and through the leaves and letters TED on the reverse. This coin is a prime Registry Set candidate. Population: 1 in 65, 1 finer (2/14).
From the Collection of Donald E. Bently, sold for the benefit of the Bently Foundation.(Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24L8, PCGS# 6344)
Weight: 12.50 grams
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
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