Lot 314
Liberty Seated Half Dime. 1864. NGC graded MS-64 Premium Quality. Totally white in color and very lustrous. Struck from clashed dies as are most of this date, and we note this one employed the old 1863 reverse with the minor die crack from the rim to wreath at about 3:30. Sharply struck on the obverse and reverse, save for a small portion of the upper left wreath. Both dies show clash marks as usual. Free of most signs of contact, and all we can see are very faint hairlines which don't detract measurably. At a minimum this coin is at the high end of the grade assigned. The reported mintage of 48,000 apparently included many dated 1863, and Breen estimates the number to survive to be between 80 and 100 specimens, which include a group of about 20 uncirculated coins ("many cleaned") as noted in his Encyclopedia. NGC has graded 5 this high, with 10 graded as MS-65 above and 2 at the top as MS-67.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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