1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar, W-14, Speared Olive Bud, Scarce CSA Issue

Description

1861-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar,
W-14, the "Speared Olive Bud" variety (R-4).  As they say, obvious as sin ... enlarged images provided for the rest of us.  Basically detail of Almost Uncirculated with an old cleaning that left the surfaces looking a bit bright.
Some light hairlines are visible on the Obverse,
although it has begun to tone back aand the color is at least acceptable.  Almost certainly a pocket piece carried for a short time.
This might pass at a grading service today, as they tend to expect these to be cleaned, but it is less than a 50-50 chance.
Good premium for this variety – the last PCGS EF Forty sold in 2019 brought over 00. That was a bit high perhaps, however an estimated value of 0 in Choice VF to 0-0 in EF is reasonable.
As this is not certified (however guaranteed genuine and will certify as variety identified), a bit less expensive.
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