Lot 2944
1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A fully white coin. Only 550 proofs minted. Fully lustrous -- an important consideration and rare feature for this not all that well preserved With Arrows issue -- the surfaces display dominant pearl-white color with strong contrast between the fields and frosted design elements. Clear-cut devices, in fact, point to it having been giving a full, clear blow by the dies. Weakness often occurs at a few central locations on most of this issue, mainly at Liberty's upper body and on the eagle's neck or wing, but not on this handsome piece. Most collectors start out buying mid-priced circulated coins. They then gradually acquire a taste for choicer pieces, and, if the means exist, end up hankering for one of these marvelous Gem Proofs. When we saw this 1873 With Arrows specimen for the first time, like a flash it came upon us that here is one of the most attractive 1873 halves of them all. We expect that the coin's next owner will never want to see the low side of Proof collecting again after obtaining this beauty. Pop 5; 1 in 66 Star Cameo as best at NGC.
Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000.
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