1851 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-8. Rarity-6. Misplaced Date. EF-40 (PCGS).A richly original example toned in warm, even, charcoal gray. Boldly defined overall, as befits the assigned grade, with an uncommonly smooth appearance for an early date Liberty Seated half dollar that saw actual commercial use. The 1851 is a key date issue of its type, the mintage limited to 200,750 circulation strikes, many of which were destroyed through melting due to rising silver prices during the California Gold Rush era. The present example, a significant coin even as a problem free EF, is of further importance due to the WB-8 attribution. This is an elusive die pairing for the 1851 half dollar, attributable by the presence of an errant 8 within the denticles below the date. The PCGS insert labels this variety as WB-104, an old attribution that has recently been replaced by WB-8.
