1839 50C Capped Bust MS(PCGS#6179)

August 2023 Mail Bid Auction 56

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

38

Grade

AU58

Price

2,200

Lot Description

Ex Richard Graham  Delicate antique grey centers, the margins with iridescent copper, smoky grey and gold.  Fully struck and lustrous, an ideal coin for the date or type collector.  Graham, of course, is the author of the standard reference work on the reeded edge series.  Dave Kahn brokered his collection.  Tim purchased the coin from Kahn at the 2021 ANA Convention in Chicago.   Estimate: $1,150 to $1,500