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Proof Seated Half Dimes
1856 H10C PR66 Cameo PCGS Secure. CAC. An unknown number of 1856 proof half dimes were distributed by the Mint in 1856, and current population figures suggest that somewhere in the range of 30 to 40 proofs survive. Gem proofs are scarce and fewer still have recognized Cameo contrast. This exceptional Premium Gem coin surpasses both of those benchmarks. Fleeting glimpses of olive-gray toning float on glassy, deeply mirrored fields. The central motifs are sharply struck and richly frosted. Interestingly, the date shows repunching outside the bottom loop of the 5, as well as small anomalies above base of 1 and 8. The 6 is heavy and closed. Housed in a PCGS Secure holder, the coin's date area can be viewed in greater detail at PCGS CoinFacts, where it is plated with large, high resolution images.
Any such irregularities in the date are of interest to Seated half dime proof specialists. Perhaps the most famous 1856 proof half dime is the enigmatic Will W. Neil coin -- described as a perfect brilliant proof with the date larger than other varieties and entirely recut -- which was offered in the sale of the Neil Collection in 1947 by B. Max Mehl (lot 1648). A previous appearance of the same coin was in the S. Hudson Chapman collection, 1929, lot 1681. Other offerings of repunched dates include Superior Stamp and Coin Co.'s sale of the Dr. Charles L. Ruby Collection (Feb., 1974, lot 864) and the Bowers and Ruddy Feb. 1974 sale of the Stanislaw Herstal Collection, lot 132. Population: 3 in 66 (1 in 66+) Cameo, 0 finer. Gold CAC: 1 in 66, 0 finer (6/17).
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1856 H10C PR66 Cameo PCGS Secure. CAC. An unknown number of 1856 proof half dimes were distributed by the Mint in 1856, and current population figures suggest that somewhere in the range of 30 to 40 proofs survive. Gem proofs are scarce and fewer still have recognized Cameo contrast. This exceptional Premium Gem coin surpasses both of those benchmarks. Fleeting glimpses of olive-gray toning float on glassy, deeply mirrored fields. The central motifs are sharply struck and richly frosted. Interestingly, the date shows repunching outside the bottom loop of the 5, as well as small anomalies above base of 1 and 8. The 6 is heavy and closed. Housed in a PCGS Secure holder, the coin's date area can be viewed in greater detail at PCGS CoinFacts, where it is plated with large, high resolution images.
Any such irregularities in the date are of interest to Seated half dime proof specialists. Perhaps the most famous 1856 proof half dime is the enigmatic Will W. Neil coin -- described as a perfect brilliant proof with the date larger than other varieties and entirely recut -- which was offered in the sale of the Neil Collection in 1947 by B. Max Mehl (lot 1648). A previous appearance of the same coin was in the S. Hudson Chapman collection, 1929, lot 1681. Other offerings of repunched dates include Superior Stamp and Coin Co.'s sale of the Dr. Charles L. Ruby Collection (Feb., 1974, lot 864) and the Bowers and Ruddy Feb. 1974 sale of the Stanislaw Herstal Collection, lot 132. Population: 3 in 66 (1 in 66+) Cameo, 0 finer. Gold CAC: 1 in 66, 0 finer (6/17).
HID02901242017