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Lot 453 - 1837 Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS MS63 Reeded Edge

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Lot 453 - 1837 Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS MS63 Reeded Edge
1837 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Deep, warm golden brown color turns to steel blue iridescence at the rim. The strike, which you can pretty much tell from the photographs, is outstanding for the issue, with crisp cap, swirling curls, clear clasp, and delectable drapery around Miss Liberty's now less buxom fundament (a change from the pre-reeded edge design). Designs are those of William Kneass who made changes to all the coin denominations in the 1830s, not only these heavenly half dollars with the reeded edge (1836-37). The denomination reads 50 CENTS for the first and only time on the U.S. silver half dollar. (#6176)