1853 Seated Liberty Half Dime H10c Arrows PR64 PCGS Secure, CAC ~Tied for Finest

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1853 Seated Liberty Half Dime H10c Arrows PR64 PCGS Secure, CAC ~Tied for Finest
Missing from Most of the Most Famous Collections Ever Assembled! Just 5 Reportedly Struck This is a beautiful and incredibly significant half dime. The rims are square and sharp, with a distinct wire edge tracing the obverse circumference. Light striate are scattered throughout, as is typical for this die pair, with the lines most prominent in the reverse field and across the lower right stand of the A in HALF. There is considerable reflectivity and heavily frosted devices. This Proof is among the scarcest half dimes to emerge from the U.S. Mint. The Proof 1853 Arrows half dime is an elusive and enigmatic issue that is rivaled by few others in the Liberty Seated series. Just five examples are thought to have been struck, and only two to three can be accounted for today. Walter Breen dedicated nearly a half page of text to the Proof 1853 Arrows half dime in his 1977 Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins. In recent times, appearances of Proof 1853 Arrows half dimes have continued to be scant, even with the emergence of the magnificent collections of Eric P. Newman and D. Brent Pogue, both of which lacked an example. Similarly, L.E.Eliasberg did not acquire an example as part of his quest to collect every U.S. issue, and it was the only issue missing from Eugene H. Gardner's collection, which was widely considered to be the greatest collection of Liberty Seated coinage ever assembled. Gardner himself admitted "I've collected all series. The dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, half dimes. They are all complete, in high-grade mint state, probably averaging [a grade of] close to 65 and 66. And I've also collected them complete in proof, from 1837 to 1891 - in all series, missing only one coin, the 1853 half dime." Despite the few examples with claims to a Proof status (or any examples that have been viewed as such in the past), one fact remains clear: this piece is one of only 2 Proof 1853 Arrows half dime certified by PCGS. It is Tied finest graded at PR64 and is tied at CAC. It represents a necessity for anyone assembling a collection of Liberty Seated or Proof coinage and cannot be improved upon. It is as beautiful as it is significant, and collectors will undoubtedly recognize this important opportunity.
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