Glowing with mint fresh allure, this impressive condition rarity bears a provenance directly to the San Francisco Mint in 1899, when J.M. Clapp bought it in the year of issue. From Clapp to Eliasberg to The D.L. Hansen Collection, the beauty is ready made for another advanced cabinet. Satiny brilliance radiates beneath an original skin of golden-grey and iridescent blues. The striking detail is sharp, save for the usual weakness on the right facing shield corner. The only contact mark of note appears between the two 9s in the date otherwise the surfaces border on pristine. Previously housed in a PCGS/CAC MS66+ holder. - Barber Half Dollar
