NGC Proof-62 1859 Seated Half Dime

The deep steel obverse field supports frosty motifs, with the reverse center maintaining nearly full mint brilliance. From dies by Anthony Pacquet for this date only. Liberty and her shield sit thinner and more upright than in the Gobrecht dies, and the stars - actually, rowels - have hollow centers. Diagnostic repunched 1 in date. A classic one-year-only design type.