1796 H10C Likerty MS(PCGS#4254)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1039

等级

MS65

价格

346,061

详细说明

Condition Census 1796 LM-1 Half Dime Popular LIKERTY Variety The Bareford-Walter-Miller Specimen 1796 Draped Bust Half Dime. LM-1. Rarity-3. LIKERTY. MS-65 (NGC). We have been honored to offer this numismatic treasure three times since 1981. As part of our (Stack's) sale of the famous John Whitney Walter Collection in May 1999, it was cataloged as: "Possibly the Finest Known. Certainly the Sharpest and Fullest Strike seen on any V.1 Half Dime of this date. Bright silver in color, with russet toning on both sides. The fields on the obverse and reverse are semi-reflective. Liberty's hair is sharp and fully struck up, as is her bodice, and the stars show fully. On the reverse, the eagle's breast feathers are complete, its neck and eye are both super strong, and while the right leg is typically soft (as it is opposite the highest point of the obverse), the leaves in the wreath show inner details. Perfectly centered. In the date, 17 and 9 show repunching. Faint break from the rim to the 6th star, ribbon ends; reverse broken from the rim between TA to branch below, faint break on rocks [sic] in field under left wing." While the D. Brent Pogue specimen in PCGS MS-67+ is now widely regarded as the finest 1796 LM-1 half dime, the Gem Miller example is solidly in the Condition Census for both the issue and die pairing. It will be an excellent choice for another world class cabinet. The popular 1796 is the first of only two half dime years that feature the Draped Bust, Small Eagle design type. Two die marriages are known, with Logan-McCloskey 1, represented here, corresponding to the LIKERTY Guide Bookvariety. This name is derived from the use of a broken B punch that gives that letter the appearance of a K. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. Earlier ex New Netherlands Coin Company, privately to the following in March 1947; our (Stack's) sale of the Harold Bareford Collection, October 1981, lot 29; our (Stack's) sale of the John Whitney Walter Collection, The Coins of 1796, May 1999, lot 1759. NGC Census (both die marriages of the issue): 1; 2 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 4254. NGC ID: 22ZW. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion. [“Coins]