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1795 50C 2 Leaves VF35 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:15,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1795 50C 2 Leaves VF35 NGC
<B>1795 50C 2 Leaves VF35 NGC.</B></I> O-123a, Low R.7. The obverse has a couple short, lumpy die cracks in the field beneath Liberty's shoulder. The reverse has a heavy die crack through the final S and OF to the border half way to the first A in AMERICA. The surface above this crack appears to be on a higher plane. Apparently every one of the few known examples have this die crack, a diagnostic feature as the reverse was not used to produce any other coins.<BR> Attractive surfaces have grayish-gold color with deeper steel and gray-brown toning on each side. A few faint hairlines are evident on each side, but the surfaces are much finer than expected for the grade. A small patch of adjustment marks are located in the center of the obverse. <BR> Only nine examples of O-123 are known, including one Mint State piece, this VF35 example, the Jules Reiver specimen that is also graded VF35, one of two other similar pieces, and a few lower grade examples.<BR> Haseltine-29; Beistle 16-Xa; Overton-49; Hilt 12-I; PCGS# 6052; Encyclopedia-4556.<BR><I>Ex: Michael</B></I> <I>Summers (1/2004).<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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