1795 50C O-121a ,Y over Star MS(PCGS#39257)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7030

Grade

VF30

Price

6,600

Lot Description

1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. O-121a, Taraszka-2. Rarity-6. Y/Star, Two Leaves. VF-30 (PCGS). Pleasing silver gray surfaces exhibit warmer olive-gold and light russet highlights around the peripheries. Bold Choice VF detail throughout with wispy hairlines and a touch of glossiness to the texture noted for accuracy. A popular and eagerly sought die marriage among specialists, Overton-121 represents the only known use of this obverse with the letter Y in LIBERTY punched over an errant star. The late die state with a prominent obverse crack from the lower border into Liberty's portrait, offered here, is the most challenging to locate with an estimated ranking of Rarity-6 per Stephen J. Herrman (Spring 2019). Tompkins Die Stage 3/1. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 39257. NGC ID: 24E7. Click here for certification details from PCGS.