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Lot 12 - 1853 Coronet Head Half Cent C-1 NGC MS66 BN

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Lot 12 - 1853 Coronet Head Half Cent C-1 NGC MS66 BN
1853 Coronet Head Half Cent. Cohen-1. Lustrous bluish steel brown with slightly faded mint red covering 10% of the obverse, 20% of the reverse. No spots or stains, but there are some light contact marks. These include barely visible nicks in the field before the portrait and a fine hairline scratch from left of the C in CENT arcing down through the wreath and N in UNITED to the dentils above. Excellent flash and eye appeal in spite of the light marks. MDS, Manley die state 2.0 early. EAC grade net MS62. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. (#1227)<p><i>The Yellow River Collection</i>