1865 Liberty Seated Half Dime. Proof-66 (NGC).A richly and originally toned specimen with a target-like distribution to bold steel-blue, rose-apricot and olive-charcoal patina. Fully struck throughout with smooth surfaces that reveal pronounced reflectivity in the fields as the surfaces dip into a light. Desirable and conditionally rare Gem quality from a mintage of 500 Proofs.Ex Abner Kreisbergs sale of September 1961, lot 588; David W. Akers sale of the John Jay Pittman Collection, Part I, October 1997, lot 521.
