1885 50C MS(PCGS#6367)

1885 50C MS (PCGS#6367)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

详细说明: The Finest Mint State 1885 Liberty Seated Half Dollar Certified by NGC 1885 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101. MS-67 (NGC). Incredible eye appeal for the teal, rose and gold toning that has formed in perfectly organized rings on the obverse and reverse. Examination of the surfaces finds exceptional quality, with no bagmarks or cuts from careless handling, and the frost is full and intact. Sharply struck too, as Liberty's head displays strong definition on her hair and the eagle is crisply defined too. A tiny mintage of 5,200 pieces for circulation and this example is tied with a few others seen by PCGS as the finest. As so few were coined, the fields show a degree of prooflike reflectivity, as commonly seen on these very low mintage issues. An elegant example for the date collector. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers It might be interesting to form a collection within a collection by endeavoring to get one each of the low mintage dates of Liberty Seated half dollars 1879-1891. Mint State examples are scarcer than would otherwise be the case (compared to 1878-S for example) as these were recognized as being scarce in their own time, and certain dealers such as Charles Steigerwalt bought quantities of them from the Mint to sell to customers. Still, today they are elusive in proportion to the demand for them. The present coin would be an excellent start for such a set or a magnificent addition to it. PCGS# 6367. NGC Census: 1; none finer.