W.I. Seated Halves
1856-S

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: HALF DOLLARS - SEATED LIBERTY
Item Description: 50C 1856 S
Full Grade: NGC XF 45
Owner: Whidbey Island Collection

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: W.I. Seated Halves   Score: 2910
Whidbey Island 1856 Mint Set   Score: 2910
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Seated Liberty Half Dollars (1839-1891)

Owner Comments:

This has been a hard date to locate. Apparently very few survived from a mintage of 211,000 as this date is missing from most registry sets. As of Oct 2012, PCGS & NGC combined have only received 97 submissions, including resubmissions, for grading with most of them grading only EF-45 or lower. A check of the Heritage auction archives indicated there are probably a few dozen more coins that have been cleaned or otherwise impaired that also exist. This is a truly under-rated date that I am pleased to have found.

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