1829 50C O-108a MS(PCGS#39788)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4468

Grade

MS65

Price

4,800

Lot Description

Die State 108.3. A treasure of a Capped Bust half dollar. Satin to softly frosted surfaces are highly lustrous and exceptionally smooth overall. Both sides are also attractively original in preservation, the obverse with peripheral toning in iridescent olive-russet and the reverse with softer powder blue and silver-apricot overtones. As of our Spring 2023 Auction this was a newcomer to the modern numismatic market. In its current holder it is tied for CC#2 for the 1829 O-108a die state, per the listing in the Spring 2025 revision to Stephen J. Herrman's AMBPR for Bust half dollars. It is a beautiful example in all regards that is sure to sell for a strong premium to a discerning collector.