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1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:7,750.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 NGC
<B>1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Eliasberg. Not only is this a conditionally rare issue that is seldom seen in any Mint State grade, but it also has an important provenance dating back to the 1890s, only 40 years after it was minted. Both sides have brilliant satin luster with splashes of pale gold, heather, and steel toning. All of the design features are boldly defined. Only the presence of a minor hairline and a few surface ticks keep this from a higher grade.<BR> Both sides have light clash marks at the center, and each side has a one or more minor die cracks. On the obverse, from the border into the field between stars 11 and 12, and on the reverse through TED STA and also from the border to the wing grazing the upper left serif of U. This final crack was not mentioned in the Eliasberg catalog.<BR><I>Ex: E.S. Norris Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, 5/1894); J.M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate via Stack's (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 1957.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<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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