1818 50C MS(PCGS#6113)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1342

Grade

MS62

Price

2,880

Lot Description

1818 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-104a. Rarity-3. MS-62 (PCGS). This lustrous, satiny example exhibits delicate pinkish-apricot and powder blue iridescence to otherwise bright silver surfaces. Sharply defined overall and uncommonly smooth in hand for the assigned grade. Pre-1820 issues in this series are far scarcer in attractive Mint State preservation than their later date counterparts, highlighting the significance of this coin for the advanced collector. Struck from a nearly terminal state of the obverse die with all cracks described in the Overton reference present except for the one from stars 8 to 13. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired from Sheridan Downey, date not recorded. Company tag with attribution notation included. PCGS# 6113. NGC ID: 24F9. Click here for certification details from PCGS.