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CSNS Signature US Coin Sale 1254 26-28 Apr 2017
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1873-CC 50C Arrows MS63 PCGS. WB-Unlisted, Die Pair 7, R.4. Large CC. A weight change was mandated for U.S. subsidiary silver coinage partway through the year in 1873, and coins with the new standard were struck with arrows flanking the date. A small mintage of 214,560 With Arrows Seated Liberty half dollars was accomplished at the Carson City Mint that year. The With Arrows coins are seen more often than their No Arrows counterparts, but both issues are quite elusive, especially in high grade.
This Select example offers well-detailed design elements with some interesting die cracks through the olive leaves on the reverse. Large Arrows appear at the date, with the left arrow higher than the right, and an Open 3 logotype. The lightly marked original surfaces are patinated in shades of lavender-gray and greenish-gold, with traces of satiny mint luster underneath. The die pair is confirmed by Bill Bugert's "haywire die scratches" through the rock and gown, with the date positioned far to the right. Population: 5 in 63, 8 finer (3/17).
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1873-CC 50C Arrows MS63 PCGS. WB-Unlisted, Die Pair 7, R.4. Large CC. A weight change was mandated for U.S. subsidiary silver coinage partway through the year in 1873, and coins with the new standard were struck with arrows flanking the date. A small mintage of 214,560 With Arrows Seated Liberty half dollars was accomplished at the Carson City Mint that year. The With Arrows coins are seen more often than their No Arrows counterparts, but both issues are quite elusive, especially in high grade.
This Select example offers well-detailed design elements with some interesting die cracks through the olive leaves on the reverse. Large Arrows appear at the date, with the left arrow higher than the right, and an Open 3 logotype. The lightly marked original surfaces are patinated in shades of lavender-gray and greenish-gold, with traces of satiny mint luster underneath. The die pair is confirmed by Bill Bugert's "haywire die scratches" through the rock and gown, with the date positioned far to the right. Population: 5 in 63, 8 finer (3/17).
HID02901242017