1867 Liberty Seated Half Dime. V-1. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.An incredible second offering for the low mintage, key date 1867 half dime from the Henry Collection. This richly original coin is layered in multicolored toning that includes shades of olive-russet, steel, pearl gray, powder blue and reddish-gold. Sharply struck in most areas with appreciable semi-reflective tendencies in the fields. If the Superb Gem in the preceding lot is beyond ones reach, this is certainly an attractive alternative for the quality-conscious collector to acquire a scarce Gem Mint State example of this significant issue.<p>Readily attributable as a circulation strike from the Valentine-1 dies with the date high and right, a die scratch from the pendant, bold obverse die crack from the rim, through the final letter S in STATES to Libertys right shoulder and, on the reverse, both ribbon ends free of the wreath. This piece is more boldly clashed on the obverse than the MS-67 in the preceding lot, with additional clash marks evident in the field at Libertys knee and foot. We also note a slight counterclockwise rotation of the reverse die from normal coin alignment.PCGS# 4390. NGC ID: 234L.PCGS Population: 9; 10 finer (MS-67 finest).From the Henry Collection of Liberty Seated Half Dimes. Earlier from Heritages sale of the Jones Beach Collection, January 2007 FUN Signature Auction, lot 2503; Heritages sale of the Beau Clerc Collection, September 2007 Long Beach Signature Auction, lot 893.
