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1896 50C PR68 Cameo NGC

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1896 50C PR68 Cameo NGC
<B>1896 50C PR68 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Ex: Eliasberg. The extraordinary quality of this piece makes one think, even before the pedigree is known, that some special set of circumstances conspired account for the appearance of this coin. Then when one reads the pedigree in the Eliasberg catalog it becomes obvious that this coin has hardly ever been touched since it was minted in 1896 as John Clapp purchased this piece directly from the mint in that year. <BR> The majority of each side is still brilliant, but there is a significant presence of light golden patina that surrounds the peripheries on each side. Intricately detailed, as one would expect from a proof. The surfaces are essentially perfect throughout.<BR><I>Purchased by John Clapp directly from the Philadelphia Mint in June 1896; Clapp estate, 1942, to Louis Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg II (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 2076.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)