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1794 50C Good 4 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,200.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1794 50C Good 4 PCGS
<B>1794 50C Good 4 PCGS.</B></I> O-105a, R.5. The obverse die appears to remain perfect without any defects. The reverse has a prominent central bulge, with a die crack through the upright of the first T in STATES, and later emerging through the wing tip to the border between E and R. It is assumed that this is a single bisecting die crack, although the bulge obliterates proof that it is just one crack. This is the important late die state, and one of just a few such pieces known. The population is certainly less than 10 examples known for the cracked reverse state.<BR>Both sides exhibit adequate details, although the central reverse is nearly smooth from the die bulge (technically a sinking die with the bulge on the coin). This characteristic gives the appearance of wear at the central reverse, although the peripheral details suggest a higher grade, perhaps as high as VG8. The surfaces have deep gray color with hints of champagne and pale blue color across nearly the entire obverse and reverse. A tiny reverse rim bruise is located at 6 o'clock.<BR>Haseltine-4; later than Beistle 3-Ea; Overton-11; Hilt 3-C; PCGS# 6051; Encyclopedia-4550.<BR><I>Ex: Heritage (3/2005), lot 5697.<BR>From The Westmoreland County Collection of Early Bust Halves, 1794-1807.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Robert Scot<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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