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1131- 1796 Bust 50C. 15 Stars PCGS EF40 PQ

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:37,500.00 USD Estimated At:75,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD
1131- 1796 Bust 50C. 15 Stars PCGS EF40 PQ
<Our item number 113337><B>1796 Draped Bust Half Dollar. 15 stars. PCGS graded EF-40 PQ Overton-101.</B> Well struck with plenty of detail on an excellent smooth planchet with only the faintest adjustment marks near the right obverse border. Lovely natural antique greyish-violet toning with some lighter highlights. A Premium Quality coin for the grade. The rims, borders, and fields are particularly choice. Fewer than 4,000 half dollars of 1796-97 were released, and of those, only a few are known to have survived. Readers of the Red Book often sit blinking in disbelief at the extremely low figure given: 3,918 pieces spread unevenly over the two dates. Authoritative estimates range from fewer than 200 to over 300 coins in collectors&#39; hands today. Prospective bidders of the lovely Extremely Fine 40 offered in this Lot will appreciate its spectacular numismatic potential and original, untampered-with condition. Of all the rare half dollar issues, specimens of the draped bust, small eagle are the most difficul t to locate, they were struck in only two years. This piece leads the way in its grade category. <B>Pop 3; 10 finer at PCGS</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 6057&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;75,000-80,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 113337<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/113337.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/113337N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>