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1880 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS67 PCGS. The Philadelphia Mint used one obverse and two reverse dies to manufacture 8,400 business strike half dollars in 1880. Despite the low mintage, the 1880 is not particularly rare in an absolute sense. The story changes in the highest available grade, where only 12 coins survive in MS67 -- four pieces at PCGS, eight examples at NGC -- and none are finer at either service (11/16); some resubmissions may be represented in those numbers.
Every design feature on this Superb example exhibits razor-sharp detail, and the original toning is breathtaking in its kaleidoscopic display of colors. Cobalt-blue, salmon-pink, olive-gold, powder-blue, and lavender-gray shades cover both sides in a targetlike fashion. Isolated areas of near-brilliance also occur around the obverse devices. The semiprooflike finish readily appears at direct angles, and the surfaces are free of even the most trivial disturbance.
1880 50C Closed Bud, WB-102, MS67 PCGS. The Philadelphia Mint used one obverse and two reverse dies to manufacture 8,400 business strike half dollars in 1880. Despite the low mintage, the 1880 is not particularly rare in an absolute sense. The story changes in the highest available grade, where only 12 coins survive in MS67 -- four pieces at PCGS, eight examples at NGC -- and none are finer at either service (11/16); some resubmissions may be represented in those numbers.
Every design feature on this Superb example exhibits razor-sharp detail, and the original toning is breathtaking in its kaleidoscopic display of colors. Cobalt-blue, salmon-pink, olive-gold, powder-blue, and lavender-gray shades cover both sides in a targetlike fashion. Isolated areas of near-brilliance also occur around the obverse devices. The semiprooflike finish readily appears at direct angles, and the surfaces are free of even the most trivial disturbance.