Proof Seated Half Dollars
1871 50C PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC. Light patina fails to impede the blatant contrast between deeply mirrored fields and lighter-colored, nicely frosted devices on this attractive near-Gem proof Seated half. The strike is expectedly sharp on all details, but the grade may be held back a bit by two small dark flecks with milky-white islands surrounding them, both in the obverse fields and not at all overt (and scarcely seen without magnification). Census: 1 in 64 Ultra Cameo, 1 finer (11/16).