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1858-S 50C Medium S, Misplaced Date, WB-103, Die Pair 12, R.3, MS66 PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: Norweb. Errant 8 in Rock. Medium S mintmark. The moderate mintage of 476,000 pieces was accomplished with 14 die pairs, an average of 34,000 pieces per die pair (some more, some less), which seems low even in those days. The reverse dies were mostly holdovers from previous years (just two new reverse dies were sent), with 10 obverse dies and nine reverse dies combining for the 14 die pairs. Just three of the varieties utilize the Medium S mintmark.
Die Pair 12 is characterized by the remnants of a blundered 8 above the primary 8 in the date on Liberty's rock support. This example is struck from a late state of the dies. Wisps of beautiful lavender and bluish-gray patina, imbued with traces of orange, rest upon lustrous, frosted surfaces. A bold strike manifests itself with nearly full detail on Liberty's hair, gown, and sandal, and on the star centers and eagle's plumage. A few minute, unobtrusive contact marks on the left (facing) arm pedigree this piece to the famous Norweb Collection. This is the finest known example at PCGS; numerically tied with one other MS66 at NGC (3/17). Unmatched in terms of eye appeal.
Ex: Dallas ANA (Numismatic Gallery -- A. Kosoff, A. Kreisberg -- 8/1953), lot 631; Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1988); bought by Eugene Gardner from Kathleen Duncan at Pinnacle Rarities (8/2010); Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II (Heritage, 10/2014), lot 98499.
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1858-S 50C Medium S, Misplaced Date, WB-103, Die Pair 12, R.3, MS66 PCGS Secure. CAC. Ex: Norweb. Errant 8 in Rock. Medium S mintmark. The moderate mintage of 476,000 pieces was accomplished with 14 die pairs, an average of 34,000 pieces per die pair (some more, some less), which seems low even in those days. The reverse dies were mostly holdovers from previous years (just two new reverse dies were sent), with 10 obverse dies and nine reverse dies combining for the 14 die pairs. Just three of the varieties utilize the Medium S mintmark.
Die Pair 12 is characterized by the remnants of a blundered 8 above the primary 8 in the date on Liberty's rock support. This example is struck from a late state of the dies. Wisps of beautiful lavender and bluish-gray patina, imbued with traces of orange, rest upon lustrous, frosted surfaces. A bold strike manifests itself with nearly full detail on Liberty's hair, gown, and sandal, and on the star centers and eagle's plumage. A few minute, unobtrusive contact marks on the left (facing) arm pedigree this piece to the famous Norweb Collection. This is the finest known example at PCGS; numerically tied with one other MS66 at NGC (3/17). Unmatched in terms of eye appeal.
Ex: Dallas ANA (Numismatic Gallery -- A. Kosoff, A. Kreisberg -- 8/1953), lot 631; Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1988); bought by Eugene Gardner from Kathleen Duncan at Pinnacle Rarities (8/2010); Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II (Heritage, 10/2014), lot 98499.
HID02901242017