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Seated Half Dollars
1886 50C WB-101 MS66 PCGS. The prooflike surfaces are carefully preserved; the only readily apparent mark is a small tick in the right obverse field. Lavender-toned central motifs are moderately frosted and appear to float over watery fields colored in shades of cobalt-blue, turquoise, and violet. Liberty's head and the stars display a bit of strike softness, but the eagle is boldly struck. Only 5,000 Seated half dollars were struck at Philadelphia in 1886. The low-production total was essentially symbolic; 5,000 additional coins in circulation was akin to a drop of water in the ocean. Although many 1886 halves were saved in high grades, the supply is hardly enough to satisfy present-day demand, especially from Registry enthusiasts seeking the best-preserved pieces available.
Purchased from Jason Carter (3/2005); Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part IV (Heritage, 10/2015), lot 98708.
1886 50C WB-101 MS66 PCGS. The prooflike surfaces are carefully preserved; the only readily apparent mark is a small tick in the right obverse field. Lavender-toned central motifs are moderately frosted and appear to float over watery fields colored in shades of cobalt-blue, turquoise, and violet. Liberty's head and the stars display a bit of strike softness, but the eagle is boldly struck. Only 5,000 Seated half dollars were struck at Philadelphia in 1886. The low-production total was essentially symbolic; 5,000 additional coins in circulation was akin to a drop of water in the ocean. Although many 1886 halves were saved in high grades, the supply is hardly enough to satisfy present-day demand, especially from Registry enthusiasts seeking the best-preserved pieces available.
Purchased from Jason Carter (3/2005); Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part IV (Heritage, 10/2015), lot 98708.