1814 50C O-108a, E/A MS(PCGS#39490)

August 2015 Mail Bid Auction 41

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

30

Grade

XF40

Price

1,045

Lot Description

Another Red Book staple with too much luster for the assigned grade. The bodacious obverse glows with sunset colors; the reverse is similar, a touch more modest because of (the usual) weakness at the eagle’s head and left wing. XF and AU examples of the “R.1” E over A are devilishly hard to find. I see but one or two a year. Est. $1,250 to $1,600.