1895-O 50C MS (PCGS#6472)
The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale
- Auctioneer
- Bowers & Merena
- Lot Number
- 569
- Grade
- MS63
- Price
- 1,956
- Lot Description
- 1895-O Barber Half Dollar. MS-63 (PCGS). OGH. As with all New Orleans Mint issues in the Barber Half Dollar series, the 1895-O (1.7 million coins struck) saw extensive circulation beginning in the year of delivery. Mint State survivors are seldom encountered in numismatic circles and represent those few examples that were set aside by contemporary dealers and other interested parties.<br /> Billowy mint frost to both sides, the surfaces untoned apart from a bit of iridescent pinkish-apricot toning that is large confined to the obverse periphery. The overall strike is sharp and far superior to that typically seen in O-mint Halves of this type, especially on the reverse. Were it not for a few wispy abrasions on the obverse that are easily overlooked at most angles, this coin would probably have secured an even higher grade.
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