1866-S 50C Motto MS(PCGS#6320)

August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7092

Grade

MS64

Price

4,025

Lot Description

1866-S Seated Liberty Half Dollar. Motto. WB-102. MS-64 (PCGS). Always a sought-after date for the first appearance of the Motto on the reverse for regular coinage. Toned with light orange-gold over the entire surface of the coin, with luster beneath. The strike is sharp on all devices. No distracting marks are present although the luster intensity is a bit subdued. An early die state struck with the usual cracks very faint on the obverse and not yet present on the reverse. Furthermore, notice the evidence of the hand punched letters in the Motto on the reverse, as the first T of TRUST has a double base, and the serif of R of that word appears <em>in the field below the ribbon.</em> Other letters show traces of doubling too in the Motto. A condition rarity this nice and excelled by just two examples at PCGS.