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***Auction Highlight*** 1853-p Arrows & Rays Very Original Seated Half Dollar 50c Graded GEM Unc By

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:4.00 USD Estimated At:13,250.00 - 26,500.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1853-p Arrows & Rays Very Original Seated Half Dollar 50c Graded GEM Unc By
***Auction Highlight*** 1853-p Arrows & Rays Very Original Seated Half Dollar 50c Graded GEM Unc By USCG. Much has been written in the past about the alleged rarity of the Arrows and Rays Seated half dollar type in Mint State, only some of which is true. Both the 1853 and 1853-O certainly command a premium in the numismatic market -- a situation that we feel is justified because the type collector needs to acquire an example of one of those two issues in order to complete their set. Most collectors gravitate toward the 1853-P because the 1853-O is much, much scarcer in circulated grades and genuinely rare in Mint State. The 1853 Philadelphia, however, is not rare in Mint State, only borderline scarce, and examples are offered frequently enough that the average collector should be able to acquire one within any given year of numismatic trading. There is one area in which the 1853 Arrows and Rays half is genuinely rare, however, and that is in properly graded, fully original Gem Mint State. So many Uncirculated examples (in all grades) that pass through our hands have been dipped or otherwise "conserved," making it extremely difficult to locate a fresh, original piece. This is just such a coin, the surfaces veiled in beautiful silver-orange patina that probably points to years of storage in a paper envelope. The color brightens markedly at direct angles, bringing vivid pinkish-apricot iridescence into view. Satiny luster remains as vibrant as the day the coin was struck, and the surfaces have survived the passage of time without acquiring any grade limiting abrasions. A PQ offering for the quality conscious type collector or advanced Seated half dollar specialist. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation