1866-S 50C No Motto MS(PCGS#6315)
1866-S 50C No Motto MS (PCGS#6315)
The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4191
- 等级
- XF45
- 价格
- 21,614
- 详细说明
- 1866-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. No Motto. WB-101, Die Pair WB-1. Rarity-4. Late Die State. EF-45 (PCGS). CAC. Rare and prized in all grades, this handsome EF coin will certainly attract considerable interest. The mintage was modest -- a mere 60,000 pieces were coined without the new reverse motto. The new motto IN GOD WE TRUST was adopted on March 3, 1865 and all coins large enough to display it were to adopt it on January 1, 1866. However, while obverse dies with the 1866 date arrived in plenty of time in San Francisco, the new reverse dies with the motto did not arrive until May of 1866. Hence, the need for half dollars overrode the rule, and this issue was born. Classic light silver-gray surfaces display a golden blush when examined under a light. The fields and devices are average in quality and the usually seen, heavy die clashing is found on the reverse in the lower right shield just below Liberty's elbow. PCGS# 6315. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection.