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Half Dollars 1855-o Arrows. NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Were you outbid on the prior 1854-O Arrows half dollar in this grade, or should you merely wish to have one sporting the double-nickel digits in the date, then cast your gaze upon this supremely beautiful gem toned Uncirculated 1855-O. It has everything: boldness of strike, undiminished luster, fresh, original toning, and high numerical grade. For starters, all of Liberty, her gown, sandal, the shield at her side and the stars overhead are well struck and finely detailed. Minor dimpling on her body may point to the way the die was prepared at the mint, or it may be the result of rust pits from the die. The reverse, like the superior obverse, is bold throughout. We have rarely seen a better looking eagle, claws, branch and arrows included, on a half dollar of this vintage. Again, the whole surface is nicely toned, though not too heavily, which allows the underlying luster to glisten and tweak your eye! In 1855, Mint Director Snowden decided that thereafter too little old-tenor silver was likely to be brought in for recoinage, so that any distinguishing marks would be superfluous. Effective January 1, 1856, there would no longer be arrows at dates, though the coins would continue at the 1853 weight standard of 192 grains. The New Orleans mint was at the height of its trajectory when this fifty cent piece was coined, providing a wide swath of the southern part of the Union with its issues of half dimes through gold double eagles.</b> <p align="center">Superior Galleries was founded in 1929 and has been a leader in
the numismatic auction business since 1971.</p> <p align="center"><b>Consignments wanted for June 2 & 3, 2002 Pre-Long Beach Sale.</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Call Steve Deeds</b> at (800) 421-0754 ext 230.</p>
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