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1865 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. The year 1865 was not a good one for P-mint Seated Half Dollars. Just 511,

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1865 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. The year 1865 was not a good one for P-mint Seated Half Dollars. Just 511,
1865 50C PR66 Cameo PCGS. The year 1865 was not a good one for P-mint Seated Half Dollars. Just 511,400 business strikes were produced, and few were set aside during the confusion surrounding the end of the Civil War. Survivors from the 900-piece proof delivery, therefore, are always in demand among high quality date collectors. This is not to say that the proof 1865 is a common coin in high grades. Rather, the majority of those coins that were not melted as unsold are apt to display outwardly distracting signs of mishandling. This cataloger had the good fortune of describing the 1865 Seated Half in PR66 Cameo NGC that sold as lot 8171 in our July 2002 New York Signature Sale. The present coin, while similarly graded by PCGS, offers a brighter, less extensively toned appearance. The cameo contrast is bold, with the fully brought up devices rising powerfully above smooth, glassy fields. The only perceptible color is light, golden tinted, and confined to a bisecting swath on the obverse and isolated swirls in the upper and lower reverse fields. The otherwise smooth, distraction-free surfaces reveal a tiny contact mark in the reverse field below the final S in STATES that should help trace the pedigree of this important condition rarity. Population: 2 in 66 Cameo, there are none finer at either major grading service (7/02). Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up with that pace, so we strongly recommend that you place a realistic proxy bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Also please note that all Heritage/CAA lots purchased through eBay Premier carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions.