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CSNS Signature US Coin Sale 1254 26-28 Apr 2017
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1854-O 50C Arrows, WB-101, Die Pair 44, R.3, MS66 PCGS. Heavy die cracks in the date area and in the right field signal an advanced condition of the obverse die, while the sharp and uncracked reverse is free of any signs of die failure. Overall, the strike is sharp on both sides including Liberty's top hair strands. A strong radial die crack emerges from the dentils above star 12 and runs horizontally into the right-hand field, turning sharply upward to join Liberty's wrist to confirm the late state of the obverse die.
With the exception of star 8, the stars are sharply formed. More satiny than frosty, the vibrant silver surfaces display a pearlescent quality with faint ice-blue overtones joining bits of amber-gold toning at the borders. This is a lustrous technically superior Premium Gem, exceeded numerically by only two examples at PCGS in spite of the astronomical New Orleans mintage of more than 5.2 million pieces. Population: 17 in 66 (4 in 66+), 2 finer (3/17).
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1854-O 50C Arrows, WB-101, Die Pair 44, R.3, MS66 PCGS. Heavy die cracks in the date area and in the right field signal an advanced condition of the obverse die, while the sharp and uncracked reverse is free of any signs of die failure. Overall, the strike is sharp on both sides including Liberty's top hair strands. A strong radial die crack emerges from the dentils above star 12 and runs horizontally into the right-hand field, turning sharply upward to join Liberty's wrist to confirm the late state of the obverse die.
With the exception of star 8, the stars are sharply formed. More satiny than frosty, the vibrant silver surfaces display a pearlescent quality with faint ice-blue overtones joining bits of amber-gold toning at the borders. This is a lustrous technically superior Premium Gem, exceeded numerically by only two examples at PCGS in spite of the astronomical New Orleans mintage of more than 5.2 million pieces. Population: 17 in 66 (4 in 66+), 2 finer (3/17).
HID02901242017