1869 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-1. Rarity-3. MS-66 (NGC).

A glorious premium Gem Uncirculated example of this challenging issue. Intensely lustrous and otherwise brilliant, the persistent viewer will find faint traces of champagne-pink iridescence close in to rims. The texture is frosty and bright, the surfaces expectably close to pristine for the assigned grade. Fully struck, as well, and sure to please even the most discerning numismatist. The 1869 tells a familiar story for a circulation strike Reconstruction era half dollar issue from the Philadelphia Mint. Relatively few were produced, in this case 795,300 pieces, and ongoing hoarding and export kept most from being preserved for future generations of collectors. Tied for finest certified with a single grading event at PCGS, we have neither seen nor heard rumor of a significantly finer specimen than that offered here.

PCGS# 6325. NGC ID: 24JX.

Combined PCGS and NGC Population: 2, one at each service; 0 finer.

From the Arlington Collection.

Estimate: $25000