1837 H10C Seated, Large Date MS(PCGS#4311)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4068

等级

MS66

价格

25,424

详细说明

1837 Liberty Seated Half Dime. No Stars. Large Date. MS-66 (PCGS). Elegant silver-tinged surfaces with enhancing reddish-russet iridescence to the obverse, more reserved olive tinting to the reverse. Both sides are uniformly lustrous with a smooth, satiny texture. Sharply struck. After the Liberty Seated design was introduced on the dollar denomination in 1836, it was shrunk to size for the half dime and dime denominations in early 1837, followed by the quarter dollar in 1838 and the half dollar in 1839. The half dime, the smallest showcase of the Gobrecht design, was first struck on July 25, 1837. "I have the pleasure to send you herewith 20 half dimes of the new emission," Mint Director Robert Maskell Patterson wrote to Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury that day. "You will see that they are fair similes of the new dimes." The popular first year 1837 is one of only two issues in the Liberty Seated half dime series to display the cameo-like No Stars design on the obverse, which is prized as the most undiluted and attractive portrayal of Gobrecht's design. Stars were introduced on the obverse of the half dime beginning with the 1838 Philadelphia issue, making this upper end Gem 1837 a truly historic treasure from a brief and popular design type. Provenance: From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911. PCGS Population: 32; 9 finer (MS-67 finest). To view all items from the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911 click here. To view supplemental information pertaining to the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911 click here. PCGS# 4311. NGC ID: 232M. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.