1857 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6290, 6411
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,988,000
Proofs: estimated 75
Designer: Obverse by Thomas
Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes, executed
by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±192
grains (±12.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-66. Ex -
Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May
25-27, 2003, Lot 2580, sold for
$6,037.50
NGC Proof-63. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
,
Lot 471, illustrated, sold for $3,910.00
PCGS Proof-62. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8396, illustrated, sold for $2,587.50 From
the Collection of Dr. Joseph M. Seventko
PCGS Proof-61. Ex -
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature
Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6015, not illustrated, sold for
$2,185.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 6 MS-65's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is
a single PR-65.
The finest Cameo Proof
examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-63's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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