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1895 50C PR68 Cameo PCGS. The 1895 is one of the most 1895[50C] PR68 Cameo PCGS.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:15,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1895 50C PR68 Cameo PCGS. The 1895 is one of the most 1895[50C] PR68 Cameo PCGS.
<B>1895<50C> PR68 Cameo PCGS.</B></I> The 1895 is one of the most popular and widely collected years in U.S. numismatics, similar to 1873, 1875, and 1877. This year's notoriety, of course, is derived from the lack of business strike Silver Dollar production and availability of only proofs for this year and in that denomination. While this lot is concerned with a proof Half Dollar from that same year, one thing many collectors will recognize is the mintage: 880 pieces for proofs, the same widely known number for the 1895 Silver Dollar.<BR> This is a magnificent proof striking, and it is a brilliant coin that has been preserved in essentially "as struck" condition. There are no hairlines on either side, and the strike is pinpoint-sharp on the fletchings and shield corners. The fields are deeply and unfathomably mirrored with pleasing mint frost over the devices, which yields an impressive white on black contrast. Population: 1 in 68, none finer (6/05).