Lot 995
1842-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Small date. VF-30. A very difficult coin to find in high grade, this one is darkly toned in the fields with lighter devices. There are minor tick marks, one located midfield on the left obverse, another nick below Liberty's knee. On the reverse there is a rim tick above C in AMERICA, another mark nearby and one between the arrowheads. This coin was struck from an old die with the small letters reverse, and with an obverse that was engraved with small date punches. The reported mintage of 203,000 seems far too high when one considers how seldom this variety is offered.
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| Realized $2,645 |
