Lot 2093
1865 Liberty Seated Half Dime. PCGS graded MS-66. A rare and desirable coin in any condition, and here is one of the very finest known of the date. First off, the Philadelphia Mint coined 13,000 for the entire year, plus an additional 500 proofs. This particular coin shows the obverse diagnostics of the proofs, with a recut base on the 1 in the date, and a die scratch from the first T in STATES to the rim, but later the Al Blythe half dime book notes that this die was also used on business strikes as well. We note that the obverse of this coin is especially frosty on the devices, and enhanced by delicate gold peripheral toning, and the reverse is well matched in color and surface quality. While the fields show some reflectivity and mirror surface, the coin doesn't have the strike expected for a proof, notably on the upper reverse wreath, which is characteristically weak at the area opposite the obverse shield. PCGS has graded only 5 this high, with a single coin graded higher, which keeps this one high in the condition census for the date.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
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| Realized $2,990 |
