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Dallas Signature US Coin Sale 1253 4-6 Apr 2017
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Bust Half Dimes
1831 H10C V-4, LM-4, R.2, MS67 NGC. Star 2 is repunched. The reverse, shared with the V-2, LM-3 variety, shows MERI joined at their bases. The distinction between proofs and Mint State or Uncirculated specimens of early U.S. (and Colonial, for that matter) coinage is not always clear-cut, and many educated numismatists can disagree over the status of a particular piece, as in this case. The intent of the coiner is certainly hard or impossible to read -- oftentimes centuries after the fact -- save for whatever evidence remains on the coins themselves.
This immaculate coin was cataloged as a Premium Gem proof in the Bowers and Merena catalog of the Eliasberg Collection, but NGC has now graded it MS67. This coin was formerly also specifically mentioned in the census of the Breen Proof Encyclopedia. Beautiful multicolor toning graces each side of this exceptional Superb Gem half dime, complementing fully mirrored fields. The surfaces are sharply detailed throughout, and faint die striations run diagonally from northeast to southwest on the obverse. Census (all varieties): 18 in 67 (2 in 67+, 2 in 67★), 1 finer (2/17).
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 916; Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III (Heritage, 5/2015, as MS66 PCGS with CAC approval), lot 98157.160
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1831 H10C V-4, LM-4, R.2, MS67 NGC. Star 2 is repunched. The reverse, shared with the V-2, LM-3 variety, shows MERI joined at their bases. The distinction between proofs and Mint State or Uncirculated specimens of early U.S. (and Colonial, for that matter) coinage is not always clear-cut, and many educated numismatists can disagree over the status of a particular piece, as in this case. The intent of the coiner is certainly hard or impossible to read -- oftentimes centuries after the fact -- save for whatever evidence remains on the coins themselves.
This immaculate coin was cataloged as a Premium Gem proof in the Bowers and Merena catalog of the Eliasberg Collection, but NGC has now graded it MS67. This coin was formerly also specifically mentioned in the census of the Breen Proof Encyclopedia. Beautiful multicolor toning graces each side of this exceptional Superb Gem half dime, complementing fully mirrored fields. The surfaces are sharply detailed throughout, and faint die striations run diagonally from northeast to southwest on the obverse. Census (all varieties): 18 in 67 (2 in 67+, 2 in 67★), 1 finer (2/17).
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 916; Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III (Heritage, 5/2015, as MS66 PCGS with CAC approval), lot 98157.160
HID02901242017