1860 Liberty Seated Half Dime. V-3A. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-67+ (PCGS). CAC.Fully lustrous, softly frosted surfaces are splashed with iridescent golden-apricot toning that is a bit mottled on obverse, more even on the reverse. Smartly impressed with razor sharp striking detail and outstanding surface preservation that approaches numismatic perfection. The final design type in the half dime series made its debut in 1860 with mintages from the Philadelphia and New Orleans mints. Libertys portrait is similar to that introduced with the 1859 Stars Obverse issue, albeit slightly smaller. The most significant difference, however, is the removal of the stars from the obverse and their replacement with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, relocated from the reverse. The reverse exhibits a new wreath of cereals to replace the more simple wreath first used in 1837. Its first year status and generous mintage of 798,000 circulation strikes had made the 1860 Philadelphia Mint issue a favorite with type collectors. This Superb Gem is far finer than most and worthy of the strongest bids.<p>Doubling to the letters in the word UNITED confirm the V-3A attribution, as described by Al Blythe (1992). The present example is struck from perfect dies with no cracks or clash marks.PCGS# 4377. NGC ID: 2347.PCGS Population: 13; 5 finer (all MS-68).From the Henry Collection of Liberty Seated Half Dimes.
