1857-S 50C MS(PCGS#6292)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2169

Grade

AU55

Price

1,915

Lot Description

1857-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102, Die Pair WB-4. Rarity-4. AU-55 (NGC). Pearl-gray iridescence overall with blushes of pale violet-brown on the reverse. The strike is about average for the issue showing a touch of softness at some of the obverse stars and eagle's right talon (viewer's left). The 1857-S ranks as a condition rarity in AU-55 and higher grades. PCGS# 6292. NGC Census: 5, 8 finer (MS-63 finest)