1851 50C MS(PCGS#6266)

1851 50C MS (PCGS#6266)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1851 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-2. Rarity-4. Repunched Date. EF-45 (PCGS). Boldly defined with plenty of luster remaining, this otherwise brilliant example exhibits blushes of iridescent reddish-apricot here and there around the peripheries. From a mintage of 200,750 circulation strikes, the total limited due to the fact that by the early 1850s the bullion value of newly minted silver coins exceeded face value. In 1851, for example, $100 in face value of silver coins was worth on average $103.40. Most 1851 half dollars were gathered up by speculators shortly after minting and were coins eventually melted for their precious metal content. The few survivors are generally lightly circulated, as here, or Mint State. Well worn examples are exceedingly rare and represent coins that were exported at the time of issue and repatriated after seeing years of extensive commercial use in Canada or Latin America. Close inspection of the present example reveals bold repunching at the upper left of the final digit 1 in the date. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 6266. NGC ID: 24HJ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.