1859 50C PR(PCGS#6413)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7247

等级

PR63

价格

20,257

详细说明

1859 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Proof-63 (NGC). CAC. OH. This target-toned beauty reveals delightful pale gold, midnight blue, reddish-rose and silver-apricot colors as one's eye moves from the rims to the centers. A pronounced cameo finish goes unmentioned on the old style NGC insert, the devices fully defined, frosty in finish and set against a backdrop of watery reflectivity in the fields. Proof 1859 half dollars are remarkably scarce in today's market despite the production of 800 coins. These were struck at a time when the Mint was just beginning to market yearly Proof coinage to collectors, and the mintage of 800 pieces proved overly optimistic relative to actual sales. Those examples that remained undistributed by year's end were eventually placed into circulation and, thereby, lost to future generations of numismatists. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired from Jonathan Kern, August 1994. PCGS# 6413. NGC ID: 27TJ. Click here for certification details from NGC.