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Categories • Stack's October 2006 New York → The George Byers Collection of U. S. Half Dollars, 1795-1964 → United States Half Dollars → United States Seated Liberty, With Motto Half Dollars |
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Lot # |
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| 1280 |
1884 WB.102. Repunched Base of '4'. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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GEM BU |
$6,000.00
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An outstanding example of this date that exudes lustre in the fields and retains well frosted devices. Furthermore, the surfaces are incredibly clean and show scarcely any signs of handling. For identification purposes, there is a minute tick below Liberty's mouth and a minute flake missing from the planchet below the right wing of the eagle. Well struck as are most of this issue. A single... more |
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| 1281 |
1885 WB.101. Gem Brilliant Proof
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GEM BR PF |
$1,800.00
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A Gem that retains deep frost on the lettering and devices, which are offset by the carefully mirrored fields. For the collector, it is important to carefully preserve these features, as careless handling quickly can quickly limit the grade. White save for a ring of dark gold with a hint of blue on the edge, and highly appealing for this date. Identifiable by a shallow, circular planchet flaw... more |
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| 1282 |
1886 WB.101. Brilliant Proof
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BR PF |
$650.00
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- and virtually of Choice quality. Moderate hairlines limit the grade, but the devices remain entirely frosty and appealing. The coin is starting to tone with gold near the edge of the obverse, darker russet and blue on the reverse edge. Another appealing coin from this impressive collection. Identifiable by an 'S' shaped lintmark to the right of the sixth obverse star. Proof mintage halted after... more |
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| 1283 |
1887 Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$1,100.00
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Blazing white frost on the devices and a solid coin for the grade. The rims are toned with russet and blue near the denticles, while the centers are untoned. Minor hairlines from a gentle wiping nudge this one from the Gem class, but fail to deter from the eye appeal. There are no readily apparent marks present to use for identification. One of 710 pieces coined in Proof, and another... more |
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| 1284 |
1888 Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$1,350.00
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Abundantly frosted on the devices of the obverse and reverse, and bright silver save for a bit of peripheral gold and blue. The surfaces are clean, although hints of hairlines are present and a small area of haze rolls across the lower reverse. Proofs were coined in limited numbers, and for 1888 the total came in at 832 pieces, while those coined for circulation actually increased to a still... more |
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| 1285 |
1889 Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$425.00
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- with the eye appeal of a higher grade. Bright and lustrous, although minor hairlines and a few tiny tics are present. The strike is sharp. White with a hint of peripheral gold on both sides. After a full decade of limited production of Half Dollars one would think demand would have soaked up the existing supply. Apparently not, as a mere 12,000 pieces were coined for the entire year... more |
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| 1286 |
1890 Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$850.00
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Easily a Gem were it not for a shallow hairline scratch inside the last few stars. Toned with light gold around the obverse rim, the reverse with deeper russet and blue peripheral toning. Abundant mint frost on the devices, and highly appealing. Proofs were struck to the tune of 590 pieces that year, while circulation strikes amounted to just 12,000. Scarce in all grades, but obtainable... more |
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| 1287 |
1891 Brilliant Proof
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BR PF |
$400.00
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- with some claims to Choice but rather cloudy and dull from a past cleaning. Years have restored peripheral russet toning on the obverse and reverse, while the centers remain frosty. The surfaces are clean and show minimal evidence of handling in the form of nicks or hairlines, which are present but faint. A mere 600 pieces were coined in Proof that year, and production efforts of half... more |
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