Early Half Dollars
1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem, O-116, T-20, R.3 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NGC Details. AU. Tompkins Die State 3/3. Struck from a middle die state on the reverse and from an advanced state of the obverse die. Tan, blue, and olive-gold toning covers both sides of this still-attractive Draped Bust half. Some faint lines are visible beneath the toning that suggest a long-ago light cleaning. Sharp definition remains on the central motifs.
Ex: Sheridan Downey Mail Bid Sale #9 (7/1993) as XF45+ uncertified.