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1805 50C XF40 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,900.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1805 50C XF40 PCGS
<B>1805 50C XF40 PCGS.</B></I> O-104, Low R.5. Ex: Norweb. This new obverse is paired with an advanced state of the Reverse C die. Star 7 is less than 0.25 mm from the base of L, star 8 is as close to the Y, and star 13 is close to the bust of Liberty. The obverse has a crack through the date and all of the stars on the left to the tops of LIBE, and a second crack joins stars 8 through 12. The reverse is cracked through parts of the legend, especially through UN and ERICA. Clash marks are evident on both sides, including through the clouds to OF, originally described by Overton as a die crack.<BR> This is a wonderful example with evidence of luster on both sides. The surfaces have light gold color over the highpoints, with deeper lilac and gray toning elsewhere.<BR> The Norweb coin is unlisted on Herrman's <I>Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized.</B></I> However, it ranks as one of the finest known of this scarce die marriage. The top five coins listed are 45/45, 40/40, 35/35, 35/35, 30/30. <BR> Haseltine-7; Not in Beistle; Overton-10; PCGS #39275; <I>Encyclopedia</B></I>-4581.<BR><I>Ex: Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1988), lot 3035; Michael Summers (8/2006).<BR>From The Westmoreland County Collection of Early Bust Halves, Part Two.</B></I><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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