1835 1/2C, RD MS(PCGS#1170)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

2065

Grade

MS64RD

Prix

4 800

Description du lot

As related in <em>American Coin Treasures and Hoards</em>, by our own Q. David Bowers, probably in the 1920s (although facts are scarce), dealer Elmer Sears came across a hoard of 1835 half cents, later quoted by Breen, "probably a bag of 1,000 pieces, possibly more than that. They were in spotty mint red Uncirculated state." As is often the case with hoards, very little is known about the actual circumstances of discovery. Pieces were largely parceled out into the market one or two or several at a time, not by the hundreds. Today in 2025 they are widely dispersed, and offerings are typically of single examples, as here. The typical 1835 half cent is spotted or stained, with most hoard coins confined to the Red and Brown category. The coin offered here is of exceptional quality. Its vivid surfaces shows only faint traces of carbon to preclude full Gem status. Worthy of strong bids.