1818/7 50C Small 8 MS(PCGS#6114)

August 2022 Mail Bid Auction 54

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

78

Grade

AU58

Price

5,294

Lot Description

Ex Dr. Tom Sears  A highlight of Dr. Sears’ Registry Set, offered in Mail Bid Sale No. 51.  This was lot 30: Undisturbed cartwheel luster rolls beneath a veneer of pale gold toning.  Signs of actual circulation are missing.  The small 8 variety is considered tougher to find than either of the large 8 varieties, O.101 and O.103.   The O.102 die was almost certainly prepared by Robert Scott (no notch in star 13).  It brought $4,620.  Estimate: $4,000 to $5,000