1840 50C Small Letters MS(PCGS#6234)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1367

Grade

AU58+

Price

1,020

Lot Description

1840 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-4. Rarity-4. Small Letters (a.k.a. Reverse of 1839). AU-58+ (PCGS). Splashed with bold steel-gray, midnight blue and medium rose patina, this handsome piece exhibits lighter reddish-gold and silver gray over the lower right reverse. Liberty's portrait is sharp, the eagle similarly rendered apart from the usual softness to its head and right leg. A desirable near-Mint example of a brief design type from earliest years of Liberty Seated half dollar production. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 6234. NGC ID: 24GP. Click here for certification details from PCGS.