1818 50C O-115a MS(PCGS#39535)

August 2022 Mail Bid Auction 54

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

29

Grade

AU50

Price

6,765

Lot Description

Everybody’s favorite 1818!  The heavy, bisecting obverse die break mimics damage and has led more than one collector astray.  High grade pieces are rare.  Herrman posts a Condition Census that includes but one mint state coin, with an AU 53 at #5.  Here is a pretty AU.  For once the obverse is the favored side, blessed with a halo of iridescent turquoise toning.  Dave Kahn passed this important coin to Tim at the 2012 FUN show.   Estimate: $4,000 and up