Lot 618
1796 Draped Bust Half Dime. "LIKERTY" error. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck with lovely green, rose and blue toning. What a delightful example of the first year draped bust half dime with its distinctive and petite small eagle reverse! The colors shimmer with iridescence; the devices show the full stroke from the dies in the crisp hair and drapery along with hair ribbon on Liberty. The reverse eagle is outstanding in its depth of detail as well. A very scarce type made even more desirable by being in outstanding condition as well! Pop 1, 2 in 63, 1 in 64.
Although only two die varieties are known of the 1796 half dime, the Guide Book continues to list three different entries for the date, including the Normal Date, the Overdate, and the LIKERTY variety. This latter issue is merely a die state of the Normal Date variety. John McCloskey and the late Russ Logan, authors of the current half dime reference, made no mention of the LIKERTY die state. This example is a later die state with several obverse and reverse cracks (PCGS # 94254) .
Estimated Value $25,000 - 35,000.
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