1861/0 Liberty Seated Half Dime. FS-301. MS-66 (PCGS).A wonderfully original Gem dressed in a blend of rich olive-gray, cobalt blue and golden-apricot patina. Satiny and smooth, as befits the assigned grade, the FS-301 attribution adds further appeal for specialists. Despite having the highest mintage (3,360,000 circulation strikes) in the Legend Obverse portion of the Liberty Seated half dime series, the 1861 as an issue is scarce to rare in the finest Mint State grades, as here.
