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1915 NGC VF-20. 1915 NGC VF-20.
Lot Title: 1915 NGC VF-20.
Description: At the "very-fine" grade level, 1915 must surely be considered fully a key to the Barber half-dollar series, surpassed in scarcity by perhaps a half-dozen other issues. This is an incredibly original example that has never been molested, and the iron-grey and graphite patina is considered by most specialists to be the best possible color scheme for a coin of this caliber. Every letter in LIBERTY is complete and fully readable on the headband, with merging of the lower edge of the headband confirming the pinpoint accurate VF-20 numerical grade. There is not a single contact mark or rim tick worthy of note, and the only conceivable blemish is a couple of luster grazes that sweep about horizontally across the portrait, likely evidence of slide marks from album storage. Fantastic coin!
Low Estimate: $190.00
High Estimate: $260.00
Lot Status: Bidding has been closed for this lot.
Hammered Price: $370.00
Price Realized: $425.50
1915 NGC VF-20.
1915 NGC VF-20.

Price history for items of the same classification:
Lot #AuctionCurrent Bid or Hammer PriceDescription
582The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012$150.00
1915 VF/cleaned.
Liberty's portrait bears ivory-grey gloss that seems a bit unnatural, the same also true of the eagle's motif. Some toning darkens the fields and helps downplay signs of an old cleaning. LIBERTY...
583The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012$250.00
1915 PCGS VF-20.
Always desirable as a key to the series, 1915 saw a mintage of only 138,000 - very limited by Barber half standards. Furthermore, while low-grade examples are usually available, any example like the...
724The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011$1,100.00
1915 PCGS PF-63 (green label).
Surfaces exhibit hardly any hairlines, which is unusual for a proof coin at the PF-63 level. However, some steely haze propagates over the upper and lower edges of the obverse, and thoroughly...
602The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010$450.00
1915 AU/whizzed.
What appears at first to be absurdly strong luster turns out to be evidence that this coin has been whizzed, with subtle retoning responsible for the nearly original appearance. Clever perhaps, but...

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