1856 Seated Liberty Half Dollar $1, PCGS

1856 Seated Liberty Half Dollar $1, PCGS PR-65 CAM CAC - Gem Proof Rarity

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This is a PCGS Graded Coin. You will receive the pictured coin. You are Buying a 1856 No Motto Seated Liberty Half Dollar graded Proof 65 CAM by PCGS and CAC Approved. Struck two years prior to the Mint's official marketing of proof coins to the public, this 1856 half dollar is one of between 20 and 30 proofs estimated to exist from these distinctive proof dies. This Gem Cameo example displays golden-gray toning throughout the mirrored fields, surrounding frosted central devices for bold cameo contrast. This example exhibits a full strike, especially at Liberty's head and the surrounding stars. On the reverse shield, the first reverse shield stripe grouping shows a bit of weakness at the top, where the stripes are re-engraved and extended upward. This is a splendid example of the rare proof date, seldom offered and attractive in all ways. The present Gem is among the 10 graded by PCGS in all grades and is tied with one other non-CAC approved PR-65 coin. There is only one coin graded higher at PCGS.
This is an excellent coin to add to your collection.

Coin Features:

PCGS graded PR-65 CAM CAC
Mintage: 20 to 30 Coins
Known as a Seated Liberty Half Dollar
Obverse: Liberty Seated on a Rock Next to a Heraldic Shield, Bearing a Staff with a Phrygian Cap.
Reverse: 3/4 Facing Heraldic Eagle bearing Arrows and an Olive Branch.

Seated Liberty Half Dollar (1840-1873) - No Motto (1839 – 1853, 1856 – 1866) - With the advent of the steam driven presses at the Mint facilities, newly appointed “second” engraver Christian Gobrecht began work on redesigning the nation’s coinage. The Gobrecht designs crossed all silver denominations with the work based on sketches by Thomas Sully and Titan Peale. The new half dollar incorporated a .900 silver composition that was incorporated with the Reeded halves and was a departure from earlier halves compositions designated by Congress in 1792. The overall weights were again changed and designated on the coins with the addition of arrows and rays in 1853-1855. These devices were removed and the No Motto type was struck again using the reduced weight until 1866 when the design changed another time with the addition of the motto IN GOD WE TRUST.

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