Lot 1297
An outstanding 1853 Arrows and Rays Half Dollar in Gem MS 65. NGC graded MS-65. An outstanding coin that is graced by blazing luster and boldly struck devices. Untoned and with exceptionally clean fields and devices. Liberty herself is a model of perfection, her graceful drapery lines hang without interruption by bagmarks or other surface impurities. Similarly, the reverse is a blaze of luster which is further enhanced by the explosion of rays surrounding the eagle.
The Arrows and Rays were to intended announce the slight reduction in silver weight now used to coin "a half dollar," a bit of inflation which ultimately resulted in today's silverless coinage.
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