1846-O 50C Tall Date MS(PCGS#6256)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2220

Grade

XF40

Price

1,800

Lot Description

1846-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-26. Rarity-4. Tall Date. EF-40 (PCGS). Splashes of charcoal peripheral toning surround otherwise dove gray surfaces. This is a scarce and popular Guide Bookvariety of the 1846-O half dollar, and has long commanded a premium in the numismatic market. Only six of the known varieties of the issue employ one of the two identified Tall Date obverse dies. Provenance: From the Steve Studer Collection. Earlier ex our Baltimore Auction of March 2016, lot 17086. PCGS# 6256. NGC ID: 24H9. Click here for certification details from PCGS.