1836 50C Reeded Edge MS(PCGS#6175)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

2158

Grade

AU55

Prix

4 465

Description du lot

1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded Edge. 50 CENTS. GR-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. AU-55 (NGC). One of the most popular and toughest early half dollars to find. These Reeded Edge coins were some of the first pieces coined on the new steam press, which had a closed collar, thus the edges of coins could no longer be lettered, as the lettering would be crushed by this process. Pleasing lilac-gray toning on both sides and framed in deeper blue, with a fairly sharp strike on all the devices when examined. A desirable example of this popular issue. PCGS# 6175.