1851 H10C MS(PCGS#4347)

February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1049

Grade

MS67

Price

3,840

Lot Description

The 1851 half dime offers a surprising challenge among pre-Civil War Liberty Seated coinage. While a generous total of 781,000 pieces were struck, only about 600 or so survive in all grades. It is thought that a portion of the mintage may have been melted in 1853 at the time of the weight change and the transition to the Arrows design type. Only about 35 examples remain at the Gem level, the majority of which are in grades of MS-65 and MS-66. Our offering of this originally and attractively Superb Gem in NGC MS-67 is truly an important opportunity.