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1805 50C XF40 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:975.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1805 50C XF40 PCGS
<B>1805 50C XF40 PCGS.</B></I> O-109a, R.4. After use on the O-108 and early die state 109 coins, the obverse die began to break up. On this piece, the obverse has faint cracks that join most of the stars on each side. The lower part of the reverse has a heavy crack from the border through the rightmost tail feather to the shield that curves through vertical stripes 5 and 6 to the right shield border, with an equally heavy branch extending left to the arrows that curves down to the left side of N and to the border. A faint branch of this second crack extends through the field left of the shield to the third wing feather. Another crack begins at the border through the right side of R in AMERICA to the top leaf point.<BR> Pleasing gray-brown color is slightly lighter on the devices, with peripheral blue toning outside the stars and letters. Faint hairlines and other minor surfaces marks are mostly hidden by the toning.<BR> This piece is tied with at least three others at the lower range of the Condition Census for the variety. Herrman records two finer coins, graded 53/53 and 45/45, followed by three auction appearances of 40/40 coins. <BR> Haseltine-5; Beistle 4-E; Overton-17; PCGS #39283; <I>Encyclopedia</B></I>-4580.<BR><I>Ex: Alpine Numismatics (4/1999).<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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