1840 50C Small Letters MS(PCGS#6234)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

4282

Grade

MS65

Prix

21 150

Description du lot

Gem 1840 Liberty Seated Half Dollar Small Letters Reverse 1840 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101. Small Letters (a.k.a. Reverse of 1839). MS-65 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. Liberty Seated half dollars come into sharp focus on Rarities Night, highlighted by the Richard Jewell Collection. The present coin, from another source, will be a nice complement to that offering. Blended golden-gray and rose toning in the central areas deepens of sky blue and violet towards the rims, Boldly struck in all areas. A heavy check-mark-shaped die crack extends from Liberty's head through the Liberty Cap and through the rim above the ninth star. This identical obverse die is mentioned in Wiley-Bugert (1993), where it's noted: "less than 6 known to the authors." A important condition rarityat this lofty level as indicated by the PCGS Population statistics. PCGS# 6234. Provenance: From our (Stack's) Dalton Family Collection sale, December 1975, lot 499. Lot tag included. PCGS Population: 5; 5 finer (MS-66 finest).