1813 50C O-110 MS(PCGS#39472)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3287

Grade

MS64+

Price

5,040

Lot Description

1813 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-110. Rarity-1. MS-64+ (PCGS). A vividly toned example ringed in halos of rich antique gold, midnight blue and sea green peripheral toning. The centers exhibit lighter pinkish-silver tinting, and soft satin luster is full throughout. Sharply struck in all areas save for around the obverse periphery, that side of the coin exhibits the most dramatic die clashing with multiple clash marks within and around Liberty's portrait that are most pronounced in the field above the date. Among the finest known for this otherwise readily obtainable die marriage, and tied for CC#1 per Stephen J. Herrman (Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars: 1794-1839, Spring 2018 revision). Provenance: From Heritage's Long Beach Signature Sale of May 2007, lot 1074; Heritage's Summer FUN Signature Sale of July 2009, lot 591; and Heritage's Fort Lauderdale Signature Auction of January 2017, lot 4222. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 6; 6 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 6103. NGC ID: 24EZ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.