Lot 2066
1849-O Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-64. One of the finest graded of this date, with a curious PCGS Population Report, we note the mint state coins reported are 1 as MS-62, and then a small cluster of 6 as MS-64. Perhaps there was a small hoard, or simply coincidence of having half a dozen MS-64s, but none higher. The coin itself shows light gold flecks in the stars, and similar matching colors on the reverse and is silvery gray in color. Not the finest die work of the period, with a few lumps around the stars, and the strike is somewhat uneven on the upper reverse. Clean surfaces that show faint signs of handling, but are quite pleasing for the grade. A rare opportunity to purchase a coin that is certainly one of the very finest known of the date.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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| Realized $7,763 |
