1830 50C O-101, Small 0 MS(PCGS#39810)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

9123

Erhaltungsgrad

MS66

Preis

24.000

Losbeschreibung

The Sole Finest 1830 O-101 Half Dollar Ex Earle (1912) - Eliasberg (1997) 1830 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-101. Rarity-1. Small 0. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. An original and virtually pristine example with immense significance for the advanced early half specialist. An attractive patina of gold and olive shades is illuminated by radiant underlying luster across both sides. The strike is full and well centered, with particularly noteworthy sharpness to the eagle's feathers. This incredible Gem is a high Condition Census example of the Small 0 variety and the sole finest from the O-101 dies. It is traceable back over 108 years to the famous 1912 sale of the Earle Collection by Henry Chapman. We first handled this piece as part of our private treaty sale of the Clapp Estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. in 1942. We then offered it a half-century later in our legendary April 1997 sale of the Eliasberg Collection. This vibrant MS-66 (PCGS) CAC example sits at the very top of the PCGS Population Report for the O-101 dies and only 3 have been graded finer for the overall Small 0 variety. It has more recently been included in the famous Eugene H. Gardner Collection, further testifying to the superior quality. Provenance: Ex Henry Chapman's sale of the George H. Earle Collection, June 1912, lot 2939; John H. Clapp; our (Stack's) sale of the Clapp Estate to Louis Eliasberg, via private treaty, 1942; our (Bowers and Merena) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 1859; Heritage's sale of the Eugene H. Gardner Collection, May 2015, lot 98456; Legend's sale of September 2018, lot 92. PCGS Population (O-101 variety only): 1; none finer. PCGS# 39810. NGC ID: 24FU. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.