Lot 1912
1853 Half Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-435 Arms of Calif. PCGS graded MS-63. Lightly toned with semi reflective surfaces. A very popular type coin. This is the famous Arms of California type: helmeted female, draped and cloaked, bearing a spear and shield; grizzly bear at her feet (concealing part of a shield); mountains behind, all within a plain circle. Around, 13 minute elongated stars, with date below. The reverse eagle has a scroll in its beak, shield in one talon, and a huge branch in the other, attempting either to alight on or rise from a mountaintop, all within a plain circle. CALIFORNIA GOLD HALF DOLLAR around. For type collectors, the Arms of California issue is the key piece in the series since neither the arms nor this eagle occur on any other die. The lettering, numerals, and stars resemble no other variety in the series. Technically much rarer than its Rarity-5+ listing infers, as demand for the type far exceeds the known offerings of the variety: Pop 18; 11 finer; 7 in 64; 3 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 10471) .
Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,000.
The Tom Kelly Collection.
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| Realized $12,650 |
