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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1256 8-9 Jun 2017
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1795/1795 50C 2 Leaves, O-112, T-20, R.4, VF35 NGC. The scarce O-112 die pair showcases one of the most dramatic date-punching blunders in U.S. Mint history -- merely calling the spread south "wide" is underselling how incredible it is. A richly toned Choice VF example, the coin shows a range of shadings, from dusky-gold to green and slate-gray. Struck from a late state of the obverse die, the coin also displays one of the most distinctive die cracks of the early half series, with a bold, bisecting die crack that descends from the edge above R in LIBERTY, through the portrait at Liberty's earlobe, and to the 9 in the date. BE in LIBERTY are broadly recut. Strong detail remains beneath the patina, with a few small marks and small areas of minor roughness.
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1795/1795 50C 2 Leaves, O-112, T-20, R.4, VF35 NGC. The scarce O-112 die pair showcases one of the most dramatic date-punching blunders in U.S. Mint history -- merely calling the spread south "wide" is underselling how incredible it is. A richly toned Choice VF example, the coin shows a range of shadings, from dusky-gold to green and slate-gray. Struck from a late state of the obverse die, the coin also displays one of the most distinctive die cracks of the early half series, with a bold, bisecting die crack that descends from the edge above R in LIBERTY, through the portrait at Liberty's earlobe, and to the 9 in the date. BE in LIBERTY are broadly recut. Strong detail remains beneath the patina, with a few small marks and small areas of minor roughness.
HID02901242017