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1855 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-101. Proof-64 Cameo (NGC). CAC.
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This lovely specimen exhibits blushes of cobalt-blue and rose-russet iridescence to surfaces that retain plenty of silver-tinged brilliance. The centers are largely untoned, in fact, and allow full appreciation of bold field to device contrast. Fully struck with razor sharp detail to even the most intricate design elements. There are few marks of even a trivial nature, and a shallow planchet void in the lower reverse field is as made and serves as a useful identifier.
The half dollar vies with the half dime, dime and quarter as the rarest Proof 1855 silver issue. Only 14 to 20 specimens are believed extant from an unknown, although obviously limited mintage. (This estimate per PCGS CoinFacts; Q. David Bowers offers a slightly more liberal estimate of 16 to 22 coins struck.) Six to eight of the survivors are examples of the 1855/54 overdate (WB-102), with the balance the normal date (WB-102), as here. In addition to their rarity, Proof 1855 half dollars enjoy strong numismatic demand due to the brevity of the Arrows, No Motto Liberty Seated half dollar design, a type that is particularly elusive in this format. (The only other issue of this type, the 1854, is also a legendary rarity as a Proof.) With offerings expectably few and far between in today's market, we encourage interested parties to enter strong bids for impressive piece.
Stack's Bowers Galleries has been buying, selling, and auctioning coins and banknotes for nearly a century. The results achieved by our team speak for themselves. Past auction results can be found at our Auction Archive or Catalog Archive, both found here:
We have locations across the United States and across the globe. Learn more about these locations below.
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We also have coin experts around the country in Connecticut, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, as well as internationally in France, Germany, and Singapore.
The half dollar vies with the half dime, dime and quarter as the rarest Proof 1855 silver issue. Only 14 to 20 specimens are believed extant from an unknown, although obviously limited mintage. (This estimate per PCGS CoinFacts; Q. David Bowers offers a slightly more liberal estimate of 16 to 22 coins struck.) Six to eight of the survivors are examples of the 1855/54 overdate (WB-102), with the balance the normal date (WB-102), as here. In addition to their rarity, Proof 1855 half dollars enjoy strong numismatic demand due to the brevity of the Arrows, No Motto Liberty Seated half dollar design, a type that is particularly elusive in this format. (The only other issue of this type, the 1854, is also a legendary rarity as a Proof.) With offerings expectably few and far between in today's market, we encourage interested parties to enter strong bids for impressive piece.
Stack's Bowers Galleries has been buying, selling, and auctioning coins and banknotes for nearly a century. The results achieved by our team speak for themselves. Past auction results can be found at our Auction Archive or Catalog Archive, both found here:
We have locations across the United States and across the globe. Learn more about these locations below.
Boston, Massachusetts: COMING SOON
We also have coin experts around the country in Connecticut, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, as well as internationally in France, Germany, and Singapore.