Feb. 16, 2001, The Benson Collection Part 1, Sale 8

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Half Dimes

Liberty Seated Half Dimes

Lot 1545 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1837. No stars. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning with some deeper blues around the periphery. Blazing luster and pristine fields and devices. Perfect for the type collector.
Estimated Value $800-1,000.

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1840. No drapery. MS-64. Flashy and white, with blazing luster in the fields and well struck devices. Most of the stars are fully struck, and we note a hint of gold toning starting to form. An outstanding example of this scarce early date.
Estimated Value $450-550.

Lot 1547
1840. No drapery. NGC graded MS-62. Dull gray toning throughout with scuffs on the high points. Natural appearing toning on both sides.
Estimated Value $225-250.

Lot 1548
1843. Double date. Valentine-6a. MS-62. The date is sharply doubled, especially on the 184 at the base. We note several scrapes around the periphery where the coin has been damaged, and a few similar marks on Liberty's knee, these are suprisingly well hidden. Prooflike fields, and always popular with collectors.
Estimated Value $150-200.

Lot 1549
1860. Legend. PCGS graded Proof 63. Bright and untoned, with minor hairlines on the fragile mirror fields.
Estimated Value $200-250.

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1860. Legend. NGC graded MS-65. Deep rose at the center of the obverse, with dark sky blue colors around the rims, on the reverse, the colors are opposite, deep blue at the center and rose around the periphery. Frosty luster beneath.
Estimated Value $900-1,000.

Lot 1551
1861. PCGS graded AU-58 Premium Quality. Gold and blue toning on the obverse, white on the reverse. Well struck and nearly a grade better.
Estimated Value $100-125.

Lot 1552
1865. Proof 60. Only 500 coined in proof, but what makes this date very special is the low business strike mintage of just 13,000 coins. Hence, all 1865 half dimes are rare! The reverse has some weakness on the upper wreath, unusual for a proof coin. Untoned and worth a good premium.
Estimated Value $500-UP.

Lot 1553
1868-S. NGC graded MS-63. Flashy gold luster but a couple of toning spots have formed.
Estimated Value $350-450.

Lot 1554
1871. NGC graded MS-63. Mottled blue and red toning on both sides, with luster in the fields beneath. Sharp.
Estimated Value $140-160.

Lot 1555
1872. PCGS graded Proof 64. Light gray to deep blue in color and quite flashy. Minor hairlines from a higher grade.
Estimated Value $200-250.

Lot 1556
1872-S. Mint mark above bow. MS-64. This one is nearly a gem, and may qualify at that level. Untoned and frosty, this coin has excellent eye appeal. Well struck too, and scarcer than the mint mark below wreath variety.
Estimated Value $300-350.

Lot 1557
1872-S. Mint mark below bow. MS-64. A flashy little coin from a small hoard broken up years ago. Perfect for the type collector.
Estimated Value $300-350.

Lot 1558
1873. PCGS graded Proof 64. A lovely proof example that boasts dark toning near the devices and steel gray on the devices themselves. The reverse also has beautiful colors and surfaces.
Estimated Value $400-450.

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1873-S. NGC graded MS-65. Deeply struck with mountain high devices on this tiny coin, and toned with golden shades on the obverse, deeper red with splashes of blue on the reverse. Perfect for the type collector.
Estimated Value $850-950.

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