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50c BARBER LIBERTY HEAD 1892-1915


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Grade: NGC PF 65
Owner: EZ_E
 
Winning Set: Vic's Picks
Date Added: 3/6/2006
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PR65 (now resides in a PCGS PR64 Cameo slab)<br /><br />A $2350 purchase from Mark Feld in 2005.<br /><br />************************************<br />1892 BARBER HALF DOLLAR<br />************************************<br /><br />Mintage:<br />Circulation strikes: 934,000<br />Proofs: 1,245<br /><br />Designer: Charles E. Barber<br /><br />Diameter: ±30.6 millimeters<br /><br />Metal content:<br />Silver - 90%<br />Copper - 10%<br /><br />Weight: ±12.5 grams<br /><br />Edge: Reeded<br /><br />Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia) just below the eagle's tail on the reverse<br /><br />Here is a coin which has the potential to please (or displease) both those who prefer white coins, as well as those who pursue originally toned examples. The obverse is extremely brilliant and color-free, save for a hint of patina at the outer border. The reverse, on the other hand, is a deep, fairly uniform bluish-purple hue. I happen to like both looks. This (dual) type of appearance can result from storage in an old time coin cabinet over a period of many years. <br /><br />http://boards.collectors-society.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1362028&an=0&page=0#Post1362028<br /><br />Again, compliments of Mark Feld at an extremely reasonable price.

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