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Early Half Dimes
1795 H10C V-5, LM-8, R.3, MS64+ PCGS. No berries under the wings. The fields are mostly prooflike with razor-sharp definition on the raised elements all but curls 1 and 2 of Liberty's hair strands. Far above-average feather details on the eagle's breast trumps the inevitable strike weakness on the left (facing) wing where it crosses the wreath. Areas of russet, blue, and deep olive-gray toning coexist with lustrous silver and golden-gray central patina.
As often seen on the early half dimes, planchet adjustment marks are not fully struck out at the left and bottom obverse border and across a portion of Liberty's portrait. The coin is struck from a middle state of the LM-8 dies, with a diagnostic die crack that travels from the Y in LIBERTY, through the face, to the 7 in the date. Traces of rainbow iridescence remain above the date. This is the sole Plus-graded MS64 example at PCGS regardless of variety. Population (all varieties): 24 in 64 (1 in 64+), 25 finer (10/16).
1795 H10C V-5, LM-8, R.3, MS64+ PCGS. No berries under the wings. The fields are mostly prooflike with razor-sharp definition on the raised elements all but curls 1 and 2 of Liberty's hair strands. Far above-average feather details on the eagle's breast trumps the inevitable strike weakness on the left (facing) wing where it crosses the wreath. Areas of russet, blue, and deep olive-gray toning coexist with lustrous silver and golden-gray central patina.
As often seen on the early half dimes, planchet adjustment marks are not fully struck out at the left and bottom obverse border and across a portion of Liberty's portrait. The coin is struck from a middle state of the LM-8 dies, with a diagnostic die crack that travels from the Y in LIBERTY, through the face, to the 7 in the date. Traces of rainbow iridescence remain above the date. This is the sole Plus-graded MS64 example at PCGS regardless of variety. Population (all varieties): 24 in 64 (1 in 64+), 25 finer (10/16).