1860-S 50C MS(PCGS#6301)

1860-S 50C MS (PCGS#6301)

August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night

详细说明: 1860-S Seated Liberty Half Dollar. WB-101. MS-63 (PCGS). Large S reverse. A lustrous coin that boasts delicate gold toning and a strong strike. The surfaces are clean and fresh, with minimal signs of handling or hairlines. Virtually the entire mintage of 472,000 pieces did not survive the Civil War, and mint state pieces are quite rare. Breen mentions the "Guatemala Hoard" as the source for many mint state examples, but those were all cleaned with an abrasive agent and would no longer be considered choice today. This example is far nicer than one would expect to find. Curiously the mintmark size is that seen in 1855 and 1856 half dollars, therefore it is reasonable to assume this die was leftover and pressed into service to coin the initial group of 1860 coins from this mint.