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1853 round Half D, BG-419, Rarity 8

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 USD and UP
1853 round Half D, BG-419, Rarity 8
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1853 Similar obverse, lower head, bust point touching border, 1st star near chin; same reverse die. The last unsigned Deriberpie issue. One of the Greatest Rarities of the small California gold series: only 3 known--of which the Jack Totheroh specimen is the Finest. This is the only coin BG-419 graded in uncirculated condition by PCGS. Plate Coin, first edition, Breen-Gillio, California Pioneer Fractional Gold. Walter Breen described it: "obverse very brilliant and unworn but not well struck on lowest curls, faint pin scratches, minor rim dents; reverse AU, planchet slightly warped...." PCGS MS61. Ex Superior Lee and Shaffer Collections 9/25/1988, Lot 68, ex Lee Collection. Serial# 26703354 Totheroh Collection HKA#63574