1817 50C O-111a MS(PCGS#39505)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1347

Grade

MS64

Price

5,280

Lot Description

1817 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-111a. Rarity-1. MS-64 (NGC). Handsome, richly toned surfaces are bathed in blended olive-charcoal and champagne-apricot patina on the obverse, more reserved sandy-gray and olive-russet on the reverse. Both sides exhibit razor sharp striking detail and billowy mint luster. The 1817 Overton-111 dies are plentiful in both their early and late states, although in MS-64 the coin offered here qualifies as Condition Census. It is actually finer than all other examples of the O-111a attribution listed in the Herrman census of Spring 2019, the highest graded of which are MS-63s. Eagerly awaiting inclusion in an advanced Capped Bust half dollar variety set. PCGS# 39505. NGC ID: 24F6. Click here for certification details from NGC.