1855 50C Arrows, CAM PR(PCGS#86408)
1855 50C Arrows, CAM PR (PCGS#86408)
Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5131
- 等级
- PR64CAM
- 价格
- 156,784
- 详细说明
- Significant Proof 1855 Half Dollar Rarity 1855 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-101. Proof-64 Cameo (NGC). CAC. This lovely specimen exhibits blushes of cobalt-blue and rose-russet iridescence to surfaces that retain plenty of silver-tinged brilliance. The centers are largely untoned, in fact, and allow full appreciation of bold field to device contrast. Fully struck with razor sharp detail to even the most intricate design elements. There are few marks of even a trivial nature, and a shallow planchet void in the lower reverse field is as made and serves as a useful identifier. The half dollar vies with the half dime, dime and quarter as the rarest Proof 1855 silver issue. Only 14 to 20 specimens are believed extant from an unknown, although obviously limited mintage. (This estimate per PCGS CoinFacts; Q. David Bowers offers a slightly more liberal estimate of 16 to 22 coins struck.) Six to eight of the survivors are examples of the 1855/54 overdate (WB-102), with the balance the normal date (WB-102), as here. In addition to their rarity, Proof 1855 half dollars enjoy strong numismatic demand due to the brevity of the Arrows, No Motto Liberty Seated half dollar design, a type that is particularly elusive in this format. (The only other issue of this type, the 1854, is also a legendary rarity as a Proof.) With offerings expectably few and far between in today's market, we encourage interested parties to enter strong bids for impressive piece. Provenance: Offered as part of a nicely matched 1855 Proof Set of Silver and Minor Coinage. NGC Census: 1; 2 finer in this category (Proof-66 Cameo finest). The corresponding PCGS Population is 2/0. Neither service reports any grading events in Deep/Ultra Cameo. CAC Population: 4; 0. PCGS# 86408. NGC ID: 24LE. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com Click hereto see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]