Foreign Coins and Medals. USA , half dime, 1800, dr. bust of Liberty r., date below, legend reads LIBEKTY, rev. eagle with shield on breast, wt. 1.35gms. (Valentine.2; Logan-McCloskey.3; Breen.2976), extremely fine or better, virtually as struck, generally well centred with broad rim denticles, pleasing sharp portrait, date and legends, touch of normal striking weakness evident on reverse, handsome old grey toning with golden highlights and slight silvery lustre beneath the original color, in all a delightful example of this popular rarity, found in a bag of old silver coins and offered to the numismatic community for the first time £3500-4500
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