1823 50C O-112, Extra Tall 3 MS(PCGS#39618)

January 2017 Mail Bid Auction 44

Commissaire-priseur

Sheridan Downey

Numéro du lot

43

Grade

MS63

Prix

3 850

Description du lot

From the Dr. Charles Link collection, as noted on the PCGS label.  Here is a sharply struck, prooflike specimen!  Mint frost drips from the central devices, stark contrast to the mirror-like fields.  The spaces between shield stripes are fully reflective.  A few surface marks account for the “modest” grade.  The bane of prooflike coins is a proclivity to preserve miniscule signs of handling or contact.  Discard price guides when prooflike bust halves appear at auction.  They are caviar to serious collectors. Est. $3,500 and up.