1874-CC 50C MS(PCGS#6347)
1874-CC 50C MS (PCGS#6347)
The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4295
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 90,058
- 详细说明
- Splendid Mint State 1874-CC Arrows Seated Half Dollar Popular Railroad Track Reverse Variety 1874-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-102, Die Pair WB-3a. Rarity-6. Railroad Track Reverse. MS-62 (NGC). Frosty and bright with satiny luster and no signs of toning. Minor wipe lines account for the grade and the surfaces show just a few shallow marks from bag handling. The strike is average to sharp, with no softness worthy of note. Identifiable by a minor bagmark on Liberty's neck, another on her chest above her gown. As a date and mintmark variety this is quite a rare coin, with a dozen or so Mint State examples surviving from the meager mintage of 59,000 pieces. In addition, the Arrows type always attracts enhanced demand for this feature that announced yet another minor adjustment to the amount of silver used. For the specialist, there are two features which command attention. First, this is the reverse die with the cowlick on the eagle's head, sort of like Alfalfa had in the Our Gang comedy series, with a clearly out of place "feather" (actually a small die gouge) directly behind his eye and below the first T of TRUST. The second feature is present at the TES in STATES, where the die has been damaged by what appear to be railroad tracks crossing down through those letters in two areas, perhaps from a screw or something similar falling into the coining press, being struck and damaging the die surface. These marks are quite prominent on this particular coin and are highly sought by specialists in the series. There are no more than three or so Mint State examples known with these reverse die features. This is an exceptional opportunity for the Liberty Seated half dollar collector or Carson City specialist to acquire a truly rare and desirable example of this die pairing. PCGS# 6347. Provenance: Ex: Dick Osburn Collection. NGC Census (all varieties of the issue): 2; 7 finer (MS-65 finest).