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1795 50C 2 Leaves AU58 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1795 50C 2 Leaves AU58 NGC
<B>1795 50C 2 Leaves AU58 NGC.</B></I> O-112 prime, R.4. Although somewhat obscured by the adjustment marks, the obverse has a light vertical die crack from the border to hair, passing through the outer left serif of the R. A second faint die crack joins stars 3 through 6. Light clash marks are also evident in the obverse fields, while the reverse appears to be perfect.<BR> A lightly toned Condition Census example of this well known variety. NGC has certified 17 examples of O-112, the two finest as AU50 and AU58. PCGS has encapsulated 14 pieces as the 1795/1795 variety, none above the XF45 level. This piece is certified without a variety notation, and undoubtedly other O-112 examples reside in undesignated NGC and PCGS holders. Nonetheless, the present piece is clearly among the finest known, and it was also cataloged as such for its appearance as lot 1667 in the April 1997 Bowers and Merena catalog of the legendary Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection. This near-Mint half dollar has partial cartwheel luster, and the surfaces are smooth aside from the mint-made adjustment marks and clash marks that frequent the obverse. Sharply struck save for the eagle's belly and perch.<BR> We believe this piece is the second finest known example of the Repunched Date half dollar variety, behind an almost-unbelievable Gem from the famous St. Oswald Collection.<BR> Haseltine-4; Beistle 4-G; Overton-28; Hilt 16-Z; PCGS# 6055; Encyclopedia-4562.<BR><I>Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 1667; 2007 FUN Auction (Heritage, 1/2007), lot 953.<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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