1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays MS(PCGS#6276)
1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays MS (PCGS#6276)
The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4146
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 45,029
- 详细说明
- 1853-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows and Rays. WB-101. MS-62 (PCGS). OGH. An important and desirable type coin in any Mint State grade, this example shows attractive peach-gold toning that blends well with the silver luster. The strike is sharp on the devices despite considerable die clashing evidence as well as numerous die cracks. The 1 is repunched high with a portion of the lower serif extending off the post in line with the arrow shaft to the left. After the disappearance of most of the silver coins in circulation in the first part of the 1850s because of the run up in the price of silver above face value, these Arrows and Rays style half dollars were released in large numbers at a lower silver weight to keep them in circulation. Remarkably, some were seen in circulation well into the 20th century, by which time all showed considerable wear. PCGS# 6276. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection. PCGS Population: 11; 15 finer (Mint State-65 finest).