1878 50C PR(PCGS#6439)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4242

Grade

PR0

Price

3,290

Lot Description

1878 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Proof-66 (NGC). A completely original Proof Liberty Seated half dollar displaying an obverse deeply toned in green and blue with steel-gray, while the reverse is slightly lighter with similar color. Only 800 coins were minted for distribution in sets and singly to collectors, however, less than half of that amount has been certified by both the PCGS and NGC grading services combined. PCGS# 6439. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection. Census: 17 in 66; 4 finer (68).