Lot 1237
Finest Known 1851-O Seated Half Dollar. NGC graded MS-66. A tremendous gem New Orleans No Motto Seated half dollar! Liberty and the eagle rest on pure white and lustrous surfaces with intense iridescent toning around the periphery. Luster rolls across all surfaces. Delicate interwoven raised die lines are seen behind Liberty's head and appear like a spider's web. The reverse is just as pristine as the obverse and has matched eye appeal. Boldy struck with evidence of clashing visible within the right vertical stripes of the shield. Stars 3-8 display slight repunching. A fine die crack extends from the rim just below star 10. Another die crack extends off Liberty's ankle and connects to star 13. On the reverse, a very faint die crack extends from the rim above E and passes through the right side of that letter into the field above the eagle's head. A frosty, brilliant and beautifully toned example and one of the finest in existence, exceeded by no other specimen at NGC or PCGS. NGC has graded only this coin in MS66 with none finer. PCGS has graded only a single MS66 as the finest as well.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000.
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