Lot 1040
1878 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 66. A winter blast of frost on the devices provides good contrast with the mirror fields. All is enhanced by a complex ring of toning around the edge through the stars and date, with similar peripheral toning on the reverse. PCGS agrees, and we note that they have only graded 3 coins this high of the date, and none are graded higher! As close to perfect as one could hope.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
From the Benson collection and purchased in a group of Proofs from 1859 to 1908 from James G. Macallister on October 17, 1944 for $200.00.
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| Realized $6,613 |
