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1838-O Half Dollar

Certainly rare and equally historic, the 1838-O half dollar is a coin that is not often offered for sale, making its price something of a question mark, especially at a time when a lot more available coins, although admittedly high in grades, are making the $1 million price barrier seem like less of a barrier and more of a routine benchmark on their way to

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