1836 50C Lettered Edge MS(PCGS#6169)

January 2018 Mail Bid Auction 46

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

85

Grade

MS63

Price

4,130

Lot Description

From the collection of Keith Davignon; ex Gehring Prouty and David Rutherford.  Last offered in MB 33, lot 99, Aug; 2007.  A spectacular coin!  Strike, luster, eye appeal and proven­ance are united.  Wait until you see the definition in Liberty’s curls and the eagle’s talons.  Only star 5 lacks a center point.  Untoned with bottomless luster.  Ex Gehring Prouty collection via your cataloguer, Aug. 7, 2000.  Prouty’s insert accompanies, tracing the coin to B & M’s “Lexington Sale,” Jan. 1994, lot 588.  Est. $2,500 to $3,000.