1821 50C O-101 MS(PCGS#39575)

August 2021 Mail Bid Auction 52

Commissaire-priseur

Sheridan Downey

Numéro du lot

16

Grade

AU50

Prix

667

Description du lot

From 1980 until he was felled by brain cancer in 1991 Richard Pugh was a fixture at coin shows in Southern California.  His cherry-picking successes were legendary.  They included a pair of 1827 O.137s and two 1827 O.148s, not to mention the (still) R.8 1805 O.114!  His widow consigned his collection to Superior Galleries for its May/June 1992 Jack Adams Sale.  The current offering was lot 1133 in that sale.  I was the happy buyer, passing it to Tim Osborne immediately after the sale.  The russet toning is highlighted by flashes of gold, aqua and turquoise iridescence.  I suspect that the coin was stored for some time in a kraft envelope.   Estimate: $550 to $700