Lot 540
1854-O Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-65. Silvery toned on the obverse, with scattered flashes of underlying brilliance peeking through. The reverse is white, fully lustrous, and almost completely free of color. In an old, green-label holder. PCGS reports 8 in this grade, 2 in MS-66, and none finer. Thus, this excellent piece ranks as one of the finest known.
Arrowheads were added to some of the silver coins in 1853 through 1855, to alert the public to a reduction in the weight of the silver in each coin. Another purpose was to make it easy to pick out the old-tenor, heavier weight coins, which could be sold at a premium over their face value.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
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