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1878 50C WB-101 MS66 PCGS. CAC. Dedicated Seated half collectors know how deceivingly challenging this Philadelphia date is in all grades. Seemingly common from a mintage perspective, the coin is seldom available in anything approaching above-average condition. Perhaps this numismatic puzzle is created by pressure from date collectors, because the 1878-S is ultra-rare and the 1878-CC is tough, too, leaving the Philadelphia issue the only collectible option for the date.
WB-101 is R.1 in all grades, but R.5 in Mint State. This is the Strong 8 variety, identified in the 1993 Wiley-Bugert reference, as opposed to the "Wimpy 8" variant with a weak first 8 in the date. A halo of lime-green surrounds alternating rings of turquoise-blue and dusky lavender on the obverse of this Premium Gem example. The reverse is an attractive melding of sea-green, violet, and blue-gray tones. A full strike complements minimally marked fields and cartwheel luster. Population: 4 in 66 (1 in 66+), 0 finer. CAC: 3 in 66, 0 finer (3/17).
Ex: Purchased by Eugene Gardner from Jason Carter (5/2009); Eugene H. Gardner Collection, 6/2014), lot 30519.
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1878 50C WB-101 MS66 PCGS. CAC. Dedicated Seated half collectors know how deceivingly challenging this Philadelphia date is in all grades. Seemingly common from a mintage perspective, the coin is seldom available in anything approaching above-average condition. Perhaps this numismatic puzzle is created by pressure from date collectors, because the 1878-S is ultra-rare and the 1878-CC is tough, too, leaving the Philadelphia issue the only collectible option for the date.
WB-101 is R.1 in all grades, but R.5 in Mint State. This is the Strong 8 variety, identified in the 1993 Wiley-Bugert reference, as opposed to the "Wimpy 8" variant with a weak first 8 in the date. A halo of lime-green surrounds alternating rings of turquoise-blue and dusky lavender on the obverse of this Premium Gem example. The reverse is an attractive melding of sea-green, violet, and blue-gray tones. A full strike complements minimally marked fields and cartwheel luster. Population: 4 in 66 (1 in 66+), 0 finer. CAC: 3 in 66, 0 finer (3/17).
Ex: Purchased by Eugene Gardner from Jason Carter (5/2009); Eugene H. Gardner Collection, 6/2014), lot 30519.
HID02901242017