1860 50C PR(PCGS#6414)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7249

Grade

PR63+

Price

2,880

Lot Description

1860 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102. Type II Reverse. Proof-63+ (PCGS). CAC. Enchanting Choice quality surfaces are ringed in mottled cobalt blue and reddish-orange peripheral iridescence that encroaches upon the obverse a bit more so than on the reverse. Both sides are fully struck, highly reflective in the fields, and not all that far from a Cameo designation. With no more than 600 or so of the 1,000 coins struck actually distributed to contemporary collectors, the Proof 1860 half dollar is surprisingly scarce in today's market. Those coins that failed to sell to contemporary collectors were released into circulation and, thus, lost to future generations of numismatists as Proofs, if not lost outright through commercial use or eventual melting. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 6414. NGC ID: 27TK. Click here for certification details from PCGS.