1847 1/2C Restrike, RB PR (PCGS#1294)
August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 7217
- 等级
- PR65
- 价格
- 80,805
- 详细说明
- 1847 Braided Hair Half Cent. B-3. Rarity-6-. Second Restrike. Small Berries. Proof-65 RB (PCGS). <p style="text-align: justify;">A magnificent specimen of a great rarity -- one that in any other series would be worth multiples of the current market value. Let us explain: the later series of half cents contains a panorama of rarities including proof-only issues of 1836, three different varieties from 1840 to 1848, the 1849 Small Date and the 1852. If there were just <em>one </em>rare half cent, as there is just one proof-only Morgan dollar, the present coin would probably be worth many tens of thousands of dollars if not far more (approximately five to six hundred 1895 Morgan dollars are known, and an equivalent proof challenges the $100,000 mark). That said, here indeed is a coin with a lot of potential!<br /> Returning to the specimen itself, sparkling mint orange color vies for dominance with rich rose and pale neon-blue iridescence. The devices of this handsome specimen are crisp and sharp, as should be expected. This is known as the Second Restrike, or Small Berries variety, thought to have been made beginning no earlier than the spring of 1859, and continuing for a year or so later, although specific information is not known. At the time, rare half cents were in fantastic demand, and the Mint sought to help collectors by providing restrikes of these. The same thing happened with other classics such as the 1856 Flying Eagle cent and various Gobrecht silver dollars of the 1830s.<br /> Among the handful of examples of this variety, no doubt including resubmissions, no specimen has been graded finer. An ideal opportunity for an advanced half cent aficionado or a collector who simply appreciates rare and attractive type coins.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers</strong><br /> What a lovely coin this is, evoking memories of the early 1950s. At that time Walter Breen prepared a monograph on pr
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