1878 50C, CAM PR(PCGS#86439)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6259

Grade

PR66CAM

Price

6,000

Lot Description

1878 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Proof-66 Cameo (PCGS). CAC. This fully original, expertly preserved Gem exhibits warm halos of steel-blue, reddish-apricot and champagne-pink iridescence around virtually untoned centers. Direct viewing angles call forth delightful reflectivity in the fields that forms a splendid backdrop to fully impressed, frosty devices. With a generous mintage of 800 pieces and a good rate of survival, the 1878 is not a major rarity among Proof Liberty Seated half dollars. As with all issues of this type, however, it is a conditionally challenging date with few survivors grading Proof-65 or finer, as here. PCGS Population: 10; 4 finer in this category (Proof-68 Cameo finest). CAC Population: 5; 1. PCGS# 86439. NGC ID: 27UD. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.