1857 Liberty Seated Half Dime. MS-67+ (PCGS). CAC.This Superb Gem showcases nearly flawless surfaces with splashes of bronze iridescence across each side. The complexion is overall pearlescent, glowing with satiny luster. Sharply struck fully untouched. An intensely beautiful specimen of this issue, struck at such an important period of our history. The California Gold Rush was right at its peak in 1857, gold was flowing east and the economy was doing well. Then the unexpected catastrophe of the S. S. Central America sunk in a hurricane of the Carolinas in September of that year taking over 400 lives and an immense amount of gold bullion in the form of coins and bars. As this coin was struck and somehow saved, further events unfolded soon in the form of our own Civil War that began in 1861. Yet here is this silver coin, virtually untouched by these history changing events, awaiting further numismatic appreciation by anyone taking time to study its charms.
