Summer97's $5 Liberty Obsession
1844


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Grade: NGC MS 63
Owner: The Oak Collection
 
Winning Set: Summer97's $5 Liberty Obsession
Date Added: 8/30/2012
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

“Earring Variety”. This example of the 1844 is a scarce variety that has a punch mark in Miss Liberty’s earlobe. These earlobe punch marks occur occasionally throughout the Liberty Half Eagle series. In most cases, they are an interesting variety; in some cases such as the 1876-S, all known coins have the “earring”. If anybody knows why these punches were made, I would be interested in knowing the reason.
This particular example has rich frosty cartwheel luster and is a pleasing honey gold. The strike is consistently strong on both the obverse and reverse. Purchased from Doug Winter; ex: US Coins.

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