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1849/Horizontal 9 or 8. FS-301, Breen-3051. RPD. MS-64 * NGC.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins - Half Dimes Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 USD
1849/Horizontal 9 or 8. FS-301, Breen-3051. RPD. MS-64 * NGC.
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1849/Horizontal 9 or 8. FS-301, Breen-3051. RPD. MS-64 * NGC.
This attractive Liberty Seated half dime is a sure-fire winner if colorfully toned 19th century coins are what you fancy. Champagne-gold toning on the design high points yields immediately to pale peach, violet, and electric blue concentricity on the obverse; the reverse enjoys much the same landscape but with an outer ring of pale sea green. The strike is sharp for the date and type, and blemishes are not of any visual concern on the near-pristine surfaces. This specimen represents one of several varieties of 1849 half dimes with repunched numerals; here there is a hint of repunching at the base and lower right serif of the 4 as well as the obvious remnants of a numeral emanating from the back curve of the 9. It’s a pity these salient details were not on a larger coin, say a half dollar, for then the mystery would have been cleared up long ago. All that aside, the present coin easily and rightfully deserves the NGC “*” designation for quality and aesthetics. Bid liberally for this little treasure.

NGC Census: 7; 10 finer within the FS-301 designation (MS-68 finest).

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