Been watching a few lower grades to add. Has this coin been cleaned as I suspect? Thanks 1853 Seated Liberty Half Dollar US Silver Coin Arrows and Rays Rare Philadelphia | eBay
It does not appear to have been damaged from a cleaning, but you can never be sure. I bought this piece many years, and later had it kicked back to me as "cleaned" when I submitted it to a third party grader. It was, in fact, hairlined from a cleaning, but you could only see it a certain angles. I thought that the coin was a no problem EF when I bought it. I would be more concerned by what I perceive to be rim damage on the reverse between "D" and "S" in "UNITED STATES." The rim looks upset to me.
Still your's is a nice piece. Agreed saw dent on reverse and even on obverse sprocket rim by 6th/7thstar you can see fatter rim ty
I don't own it any longer. I sold it when I was a dealer to another dealer. Here's the one in my set now. You can like it or dislike it because it is a "white coin," but it is Mint State. NGC graded it MS-64.