Lot 1120
1910 Barber Half Dollar. NGC graded Proof 68. Lovely rainbow toning. Only 551 Proofs issued. A thrilling example of this always-popular Barber Type. This exception Proof specimen is well toned and very nicely struck, including clockwork precision seen in the eagle. This superb toned Proof has the appearance of a coin from an original Proof set stored in the mint tissue wrappers for the better part of a hundred years. In the early 1990s, a group of several dozen such original Proof sets, now NGC or PCGS certified and sold individually, hit the market. They made quite a splash and were quickly absorbed by eager buyers.
Four unrelated events took place in 1910, the year of this Barber quarter: the Boy Scouts were established in U.S.; Halley's Comet made its appearance, Mark Twain died, and the Tango caught on as a popular dance. Pop 5; none finer at NGC.
Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000.
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