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1794 50C VF35 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:22,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1794 50C VF35 PCGS
<B>1794 50C VF35 PCGS.</B></I> O-105, R.5. This is the usual early die state with both dies apparently perfect. Another plentiful 1794 die marriage along with O-101 and O-104, there are possibly as many as 60 examples of this die variety known in a wide range of grades.<BR> The sharpness of this piece is finer than the Overton plate coin. Both sides exhibit peripheral adjustment marks, faint scratches (particularly on the obverse), and surface roughness (most noticeably on the reverse). The devices have light tan color with slightly deeper gray in the fields and iridescent peripheral toning. <BR> A delightful example that probably ranks third or fourth finest known for the variety, despite its impairments. The finest piece recorded by Parsley in the fourth edition of Overton is just VF30, although at least three pieces grade XF or AU, including the amazing AU58 grade coin from the Eliasberg Collection. The Westmoreland County specimen is similar quality to an example that appeared in a September 2002 Goldberg auction, but not the same coin.<BR> The Haseltine reference describes varieties in a single collection, including grades and brief physical characteristics for some examples. The coin used to describe this variety was recorded as "good; slight nick over the word ‘Liberty.' " Although these coins were not plated, it may be possible to identify a few of them through careful examination of known examples.<BR> Haseltine-4; Beistle 3-E; Overton-9; Hilt 3-C; PCGS# 6051, 39206; Encyclopedia-4550.<BR><I>Ex: Alpine Numismatics (12/1999).<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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