1872 Liberty Seated Half Dime. Proof-66+ (PCGS). CAC.;Offered is an attractive and highly significant 1872 Proof half dime of Registry Set quality. Both sides are richly toned -- original in the case of this and other Garrett Collection coins. The obverse is olive-copper, reddish-orange and charcoal-blue, while the reverse is dove gray, cobalt blue and pale pink. Nicely mirrored and of premium Gem quality, this beautiful specimen is worthy of a strong bid.;From our (Stacks) sale of the John Work Garrett Collection for The Johns Hopkins University, March 1976, part of lot 306; our (Stacks) session of Auction 81, July 1981, part of lot 1674.