 1850'O' Easily Extremely Fine or better. Cleaned at one time and bright silver with peripheral gold today. Sharply struck and still attractive, with no other surface problems. The 1850'O' Seated dollar has always been scarce and desirable. Apparently the original mintage of 40,000 pieces was widely melted and not many escaped. On the present coin, the reverse shows extensive evidence of die rust, reflecting improper storage and the humid weather of the Louisiana coast. Raised lumps caused by this die rust are seen surrounding the left wing, and a small cluster is found below the O in OF. Faint pin scratches are present in the upper reverse field, likely an attempt to obscure minor circulation nicks.
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