1827 50C O-147 MS(PCGS#39750)

The Regency Auction 47

Auctioneer

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

Lot Number

87

Grade

MS64

Price

10,281

Lot Description

Ex Eliasberg and Pogue Colelctions as noted on the insert. The 1827 half dollar had to this point the largest mintage of the series, with nearly 5.5 million struck. The mint utilized a record 49 different die marriages, a combination of 28 obverses and 34 reverses. The quantity of die marriages represents three distinct Red Book varieties: 27/6, Square Base 2, and Curl Base 2. The final Red Book variety, the Curl Base was produced using two different die pairs: O-146 and O-147. The O-147 is a Rarity-4 marriage, and this VERY CHOICE example is ranked near the very top of the Condition Census, and is the second tied for FINEST graded by either service for the variety. The present coin is not just fabulous for the issue, but it has an extensive provenance that dates back to the late 19th century. Struck from the later state of Obverse 29 with the large stars drawn to the edge, and somewhat weak definition on the dentils. Pearlescent silver frost glistens with a brilliant satiny glow. A warm gold-infused pewter-dove tinged antique silver is brought out by the underlying luster seen throughout on both sides. Wonderfully struck, not fully, but not weakly either; most of the details are crisp. A GEM to the naked eye, the quality stands up to close inspection. The eye appeal is very nice. Ex M.A. Brown Collection, S.Hudson and Henry Chapman, April 1897, lot 427; J.M. Clapp Collection; John H. Clapp Collection, 1906; John H. Clapp Estate, en bloc, by sale, via Stack's, 1942 to Louis E. Eliasberg; Louis to Richard Eliasberg, 1976; Louis E. Eliasberg Collection, Part II, Bowers & Merena/Stack's, April 1997, lot 1835; Phil Kaufman Collection; Joseph C. Thomas Collection, via Heritage private treaty sale; Heritage's April 2009 sale of the Joseph C. Thomas Collection, lot 709; Larry Hanks, as agent; D. Brent Pogue Collection; Stack's Bowers/ Sotheby's sale of the D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part III, lot 3065; our consignor. PCGS 5, NGC 1, CAC 3. This coin realized $8,819 in February 2016. The current Collectors Universe value is listed at $10,000 and the CAC CPG value is $11,200. Three have graded finer at PCGS one in 64+ and two in MS65. Anyone demanding Condition Census examples of scarcer varieties, need look no further for their set! Cert. Number 31914871 PCGS # 39750.00