This important first-year issue from the famed Dahlonega Mint exhibits razor-sharp detail. Exceptionally well preserved for both the issue and the assigned grade, both sides display only wispy hairlines from collector handling before the days of third-party grading services. The attractive mint luster quality ranges from frosty over the devices to semi-prooflike in the fields. The bright olive-gold color adds to the appeal of this beautiful coin. A mintage of 20,83 defines the issue and PCGS has only graded two finer, both MS63! This is a definite must-have for the Dahlonega specialist or registry set contender. – Classic Head $5

This is an PCGS Graded Coin. You will receive the pictured coin. Reverse:Large Eagle facing Left on a rock holding a branch down. Motto E Pluribus Unum. Walking Liberty (1916 – 1947) – In the early parts of the 20th century, Theodore Roosevelt began an initiative to redesign the nation’s coinage from cent to double eagle.

This is the PCGS Plate Coin shown on the PCGS Coinfacts website. This rare and significant variety is one of just two of the round 50 cents denomination that displays the maker’s initials FD – for Frontier, Deviercy & Co. – prominently on the obverse. The other is the nearly as rare BG-404, and the two were actually coined from the same obverse die. “7 to 9 known” provided by PCGS CoinFacts. The present piece is among the finest known. This lightly toned Choice Mint State example will be a welcome addition to another specialized cabinet. Only one other BG-403 appears in the PCGS online archives. Provenance: The Paul Deitzel Jr. Collection. You have the opportunity to change or add your name to the provenance of this very important California Fractional Gold.