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CSNS Signature US Coin Sale 1254 26-28 Apr 2017
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Proof Bust Half Dollars
1834 50C PR63 NGC. O-106, R.8 as a proof. In our January 2011 FUN Signature, lot 5332, we presented substantial information regarding the various proof 1834 half dollars that are recognized today. The majority of known proofs are described as O-122 and are the Crushed Lettered Edge (CLE) restrikes. There are five other proofs, considered originals, each from a different die pair and therefore each unique. This example is from the George W. "Buddy" Byers, Jr., Collection, which Stack's sold in 2006.
An attractive Select proof, the Byers specimen displays slight contrast, insufficient for a Cameo designation. However, it is an attractive piece with deep gunmetal-blue toning and mostly trivial contact marks. A larger mark extends from the left end of the ribbon carrying the motto.
Ex: Jascha Heifetz (Superior, 10/1989), lot 831; Remick Collection (Stack's, 9/1997), lot 829; Rarities Sale (Bowers and Merena, 1/2000), lot 169; George W. Byers, Jr., Collection (Stack's, 10/2006), lot 1084; Milwaukee Signature (Heritage, 8/2007), lot 1683, realized $25,300; New York Signature (Heritage, 11/2013), lot 3616, brought $23,710.
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1834 50C PR63 NGC. O-106, R.8 as a proof. In our January 2011 FUN Signature, lot 5332, we presented substantial information regarding the various proof 1834 half dollars that are recognized today. The majority of known proofs are described as O-122 and are the Crushed Lettered Edge (CLE) restrikes. There are five other proofs, considered originals, each from a different die pair and therefore each unique. This example is from the George W. "Buddy" Byers, Jr., Collection, which Stack's sold in 2006.
An attractive Select proof, the Byers specimen displays slight contrast, insufficient for a Cameo designation. However, it is an attractive piece with deep gunmetal-blue toning and mostly trivial contact marks. A larger mark extends from the left end of the ribbon carrying the motto.
Ex: Jascha Heifetz (Superior, 10/1989), lot 831; Remick Collection (Stack's, 9/1997), lot 829; Rarities Sale (Bowers and Merena, 1/2000), lot 169; George W. Byers, Jr., Collection (Stack's, 10/2006), lot 1084; Milwaukee Signature (Heritage, 8/2007), lot 1683, realized $25,300; New York Signature (Heritage, 11/2013), lot 3616, brought $23,710.
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