1813 50C MS(PCGS#6103)

August 2023 Mail Bid Auction 56

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

9

Grade

AU55

Price

2,256

Lot Description

Antique grey with generous helpings of iridescent turquoise and gold.  Softer impression than the preceding O.103. Exuberant luster bathes the fields and devices.  Double profile at Liberty’s chin.  Acquired in June 2001 via private treaty.  Very scarce die state.  The last similarly graded example to appear at auction brought $2,366 in July 2022.   Estimate: $1,800 to $2,200