1884 50C PR(PCGS#6445)

The January 2011 Tampa Bay Rarities Sale

Auctioneer

Bowers & Merena

Lot Number

754

Grade

PR67

Price

8,625

Lot Description

1884 Seated Liberty Half Dollar. Proof-67 (PCGS). Secure Holder. Blended pale-silver and sandy-copper iridescence dominates the outward appearance, although both sides do exhibit highlights of more vivid cobalt-blue tinting here and there at the borders. The surfaces are as smooth as one should demand at the Superb Gem grade level, and they allow ready appreciation of a uniformly mirrored finish that remains vibrant in the presence of the aforementioned toning. Razor sharp in strike, and easily among the most beautiful and technically sound survivors of the low-mintage (875 proofs and 4,400 business strikes) 1884 Half.