1823 50C O-101, Broken 3 MS(PCGS#39620)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7141

Grade

XF40

Price

840

Lot Description

1823 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-101. Rarity-3. Broken 3. EF-40 (PCGS). Steel-olive, champagne-apricot and powder blue iridescence is largely confined to the peripheries of this otherwise silver gray example. Bold EF detail throughout with appreciable luster remaining, wispy hairlines and a touch of glossiness to the texture are noted for accuracy. A popular and readily attributable variety, the digit 3 in the date is "broken" at its center with the upper and lower curves barely joined at an unusual angle. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 39620. NGC ID: 24FJ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.