Early Half Dollars
1794 50C O-101, T-7, High R.3 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. Good Details. Tompkins Die State 1/2. Already heavily worn, this 1794 half is somewhat bright as well from a past cleaning. The date is only faintly readable and the lower-right stars fade into the border. Likewise, the eagle is a ghostlike from wear on the reverse, although the legend and rim remain well-defined. The surfaces of this O-101 half have recovered with golden-gray patina throughout both sides, although a few light hairlines persist from the old cleaning.
From The Estate of Terry Brand, Part V
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