1852-O H10C MS(PCGS#4350)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2556

等级

MS64

价格

38,348

详细说明

1852-O Liberty Seated Half Dime. V-1, the only known dies. MS-64 (PCGS). A lovely example to behold, this New Orleans Mint half dime is from an era in which most silver coins were melted. Relatively few survive. The offered coin is deeply and richly lustrous, overlaid with medium to bold iridescent toning that includes lilac, gray, gold, reddish-orange, and other hues. Striking detail is excellent. The effects of the California Gold Rush on silver coinage finally caught up with the New Orleans Mint half dime series in 1852 for, while the Southern facility managed to achieve a respectable mintage of 860,000 coins for this denomination in 1851, the mintage of the 1852-O plummeted to just 260,000 pieces. Many of these coins were melted as their bullion content exceeded face value, resulting in a paucity of survivors at all grade levels. In Mint State this issue is a formidable rarity, especially in grades of MS-64 and finer, as here. A find for the advanced half dime specialist, and sure to see spirited bidding at auction. Provenance: From the Henry Collection of Liberty Seated Half Dimes. Earlier from Heritage's Signature Sale of November 2003, lot 5924; Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of May 2005, lot 6317; Heritage's Long Beach Signature Auction of May 2008, lot 31; our (Stack's) Rich Uhrich Collection sale, February 2008, lot 1452; Heritage's Dallas Signature Auction of October 2008, lot 503. PCGS Population: 10; 4 finer (MS-66+ finest). PCGS# 4350. NGC ID: 233L. Click here for certification details from PCGS.