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Categories • Stack's May 2006 → The May Sale → U. S. Half Dimes → U. S. Liberty Seated Half Dimes |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
1667 |
1837 Peaked 1. Superb Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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SUP GEM BU |
$3,200.00 |
A needle-sharp strike is displayed by a full head, toe, shield and all other devices. Vibrant royal blue toning encircles either side of the coin, accentuating the pale silver centers for a glorious look. The surfaces are pristine and free of any distractions. Silky mint bloom radiates from this stunning example. A magnificent example that is surely among the finest of surviving specimens. |
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1668 |
1837 Valentine 1. Peaked 1, Repunched Date. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$650.00 |
- with claims to Choice. Boldly struck throughout and exhibiting some reflectivity in the fields. In the past this coin has been sold as a Proof and it may well be, as Proofs are known from this die pair, and this is a very early die state with dramatic and sharp repunching on all digits of the date, with the '8' recut 3 times. Die file lines seen on Proofs are present and extend from... more |
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1669 |
1839'O'
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AU |
$180.00 |
Good; 1841'O' Good; 1853 Arrows (4). Extremely Fine; 1853'O' Arrows. Choice Very Fine. Advanced wear on the reverse from a dished planchet; 1856 About Uncirculated. Lustrous, with removable green deposits. 8 pieces. |
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1670 |
1840'O' No Drapery. Small round 'O' mintmark. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$550.00 |
Frosty lustre is accented by a blush of overlying pale gold. There are a few tiny obverse lines and reverse contact marks that do not significantly impede the overall appearance of this elusive coin. |
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1671 |
1840 V.7. With Drapery. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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GEM BU |
$4,000.00 |
There was only one die pair to strike all the With Drapery coins from the Philadelphia Mint according to Blythe. Although we do not want to definitively call this coin a Proof, it clearly has many Proof characteristics and undoubtedly is an early strike from these dies. The definition and lustre are not at all typical of the more pedestrian survivors from this issue. Toned with regal russet-gold... more |
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1672 |
1840 With Drapery. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$375.00 |
- and approaching the Choice category. In fact, we would certainly call this boldly struck example Choice were it not for some barely visible lines that can only be viewed under close scrutiny. Full mint frost is accented by a delicate blush of golden toning. Quite scarce in this condition. |
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1673 |
1850'O'
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CH EF |
$220.00 |
Very Fine; 1853 Arrows. Extremely Fine. Old reverse scratches; 1853'O' Arrows. Choice Very Fine; 1854 Arrows. Choice Extremely Fine. Lustrous; 1856 Choice Extremely Fine; 1857 Extremely Fine. 6 pieces. |
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1674 |
1851
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CH AU |
$200.00 |
Choice About Uncirculated or better. Toned a pleasant medium golden-gray; 1859 Brilliant Uncirculated. Faint obverse hairlines beneath light mauve-gray and iridescent toning; 1869'S' Brilliant Uncirculated. Faint hairlines on either side. The peripheries display russet toning. 3 pieces. |
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1675 |
1851'O' Choice Brilliant Uncirculated
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CH BU |
$325.00 |
- or thereabouts and toned a wispy gold over frosty mint lustre. The strike, though not entirely full, is even and well balanced. As is the case with many New Orleans Mint issues of this denomination, this date is quite scarce within the condition range offered here. |
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1676 |
1853'O' No Arrows. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$4,500.00 |
There is an even shade of rich olive-mauve toning that bathes either side. The underlying legends and design features are evenly struck, and the surfaces are free of any particularly distracting imperfections. A very rare and highly important date in this condition, there being perhaps a dozen or so full Mint State survivors. With key dates such as this being the object of intense collector... more |
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1677 |
1853 Arrows
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CH EF |
$220.00 |
Choice Extremely Fine; 1853'O' Arrows. Choice Extremely Fine; 1854 Arrows. Choice Extremely Fine; 1854'O' Arrows. Choice Extremely Fine. Slight warp in the planchet; 1855 Arrows. Choice Extremely Fine; 1856 About Uncirculated. Here is a nice, original group of coins that are lightly lustrous below deep silver-gray and olive toning. 6 pieces. |
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1678 |
1853 Arrows, 1853'O' Arrows, 1854 Arrows, 1855'O' Arrows, 1856
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CH EF |
$220.00 |
Choice Extremely Fine. Light lustre glows below olive-gray and silver toning. The 1854 Arrows is mostly untoned, the 1856 is essentially About Uncirculated. 5 pieces. |
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1679 |
1854 Arrows, 1858'O', 1861
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CH AU |
$200.00 |
Choice About Uncirculated, About Uncirculated, and Choice About Uncirculated respectively. All are frosty and exhibit little or no toning. The second coin displays a light mark or two in the right obverse field. 3 pieces. |
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1680 |
1860 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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GEM BU |
$350.00 |
Delicate iridescent blue shares the smooth frosty surfaces with peripheral bands of understated rose-gold for remarkable beauty and bold appeal. |
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1681 |
1860'O'
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AU |
$60.00 |
About Uncirculated. Flashy bright silver with signs of a past cleaning. Tawny iridescent toning forming at the edges on the reverse. |
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1682 |
1861 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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GEM BU |
$375.00 |
Subtle rose laves smoothly lustrous silver. Dashes of russet add their richness to this Civil War date's overall colorful visual quality. |
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1683 |
1862 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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GEM BU |
$350.00 |
This needle-sharp, unencumbered specimen is awash in a blend of aqua-blue, pale green, and golden iridescence on either side. Underlying mint frost completes the compelling presentation. |
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1684 |
1863 Repunched 18. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$455.00 |
Faint hairlines from a past cleaning are detectable on either side. The definition is sharp, and the surfaces are accented by a blush of pale russet-golden toning. High grade business strikes of this very scarce issue are much more difficult to acquire than their Proof brethren. Only 18,000 business strikes and 470 Proofs were coined of this date. |
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1685 |
1865'S' Repunched Date. Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$850.00 |
- or nearly so. The base of the '1' and '8' in the date show evidence of doubling, as does the outer right curve of the top loop and inner curve of the bottom loop of the '8'. Well struck. There is a deep shade of olive-gray toning on both the obverse and reverse. The underlying surfaces exhibit muted mint frost. A very scarce date in this condition regardless of the die variety. This... more |
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1686 |
1872'S' Br.3136. Blundered Obverse, 'S' below Bow
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CH AU |
$100.00 |
Choice About Uncirculated and only a whisper from unquestioned Mint State. This date is boldly triple-punched with a fourth starkly visible impression high in the field above the final digits. Walter Breen included this variety in his Complete Encyclopedia, recording its discovery by the great Liberty Seated coinage study pioneer Kamal Ahwash and noting that only four examples were then... more |
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