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1806/5 Draped Bust 50C

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
1806/5 Draped Bust 50C
Frosty pale neutral gray with "old silver" patina predominates at the bust, eagle and fields. Some very minor signs of contact appear as scattered tiny marks and there are a few faint old hairlines in the fields, none worthy of individual note, with the overall eye appeal very choice indeed. Better struck than many of this scarce issue, with the usual flatness at the obverse stars but acceptable central detail. Seemingly, strike is a give and take, and while the eagle's breast is often very nicely defined, the clouds beneath OF (opposite from the highest relief of Liberty's bust) are usually a bit weaker. The overdate aspect becomes readily apparent at the top of the 6 with a glass. A very appealing example of this interesting variety. Extremely rare in Mint State since the most often seen high-grade examples offered in auctions tend to top out no finer than About Uncirculated 58. (#6077)