1823 50C O-112, Extra Tall 3 MS(PCGS#39618)

January 2017 Mail Bid Auction 44

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

43

Grade

MS63

Price

3,850

Lot Description

From the Dr. Charles Link collection, as noted on the PCGS label.  Here is a sharply struck, prooflike specimen!  Mint frost drips from the central devices, stark contrast to the mirror-like fields.  The spaces between shield stripes are fully reflective.  A few surface marks account for the “modest” grade.  The bane of prooflike coins is a proclivity to preserve miniscule signs of handling or contact.  Discard price guides when prooflike bust halves appear at auction.  They are caviar to serious collectors. Est. $3,500 and up.