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1853 FD octagonal ½ Dollar, BG-304, Low Rarity 5, Die State II (obverse repolished, but rust marks

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
1853 FD octagonal ½ Dollar, BG-304, Low Rarity 5,  Die State II (obverse repolished, but rust marks
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1853 Same obverse die, repolished; reverse CALIFORNIA . GOLD . around 1 (over) 2 (over) DOLLAR in beaded circle, 2 stars below. The eagle has flown away for good on this signed Frontier Deviercy piece--one wonders why? Rare. Attractive Prooflike Brilliant Uncirculated. PCGS MS62. The Roe specimen was also MS62 This coin had no specimens graded above MS63 until after 2000, reflecting the period of gradeflation, except a lone raw in 1979 cited as MS65. Serial# 26703314 Totheroh Collection HKA#63524