1804 1/2C C-9, BN MS(PCGS#35155)

1804 1/2C C-9, BN MS (PCGS#35155)

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Description du lot: 1804 Draped Bust Half Cent. C-9. Rarity-2. Manley Die State 2.0. Crosslet 4, Stems. MS-62 BN (PCGS). A melding of soft underlying luster and mingled shades of golden-brown enhance the eye appeal of this glossy and attractive half cent. This is the Eliasberg specimen, and its overall quality is about what collectors today expect in a coin from that world-famous collection. It is minimally marked, even under low magnification, and the devices are all as crisp as ever seen in half cents of the era. Now is your opportunity to add your own stamp of approval to this pleasing Draped Bust half cent. Manley Die State 2.0. "Obverse: A faint crack extends through the tops of RTY. Another crack, initially very faint, begins just left of I, then extends through the centers of IBER. Later, the crack through the top of Y begins to thicken. Reverse: The dies have again clashed. Clash marks near the berry left of H and C appear finely tripled with a 10X glass. A second oval clash mark partially overlaps the first between the outer leaves below TA. The vertical clash mark from the leaf through F appears lighter. Scarce." PCGS# 35155. Provenance: From the Michael Demling Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, May 1996, lot 420. Collector envelope with attribution and pedigree notes included.