California Fractional Gold
1871 50C Liberty Round 50 Cents, BG-1042, High R.7, MS61 Prooflike NGC. An extremely rare Period Two round half dollar by Hershfield & Mitchell of Leavenworth, Kansas. The Breen-Gillio reference records five known examples, and PCGS states: "5 known." NGC and PCGS combined list seven specimens, possibly including resubmissions. This Prooflike coin is one of only two pieces at NGC. The strike is bold and the fields are mirrored with warm straw-gold color. Some stray lines in the fields determine the grade. Census: 2 in 61 Prooflike, 0 finer (7/17).
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