1803 1/2C, BN MS(PCGS#1060)

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

1015

Grade

MS-61 Brown

Price

5,405

Lot Description

PCGS reports 2 at this level, with 4 higher (the finest being MS-64 Brown). Struck on a gorgeous, defect-free planchet. Softly struck on the high points of the drapery and the upper part of the wreath (coincidentally, the opposite side of the coin). Nice and glossy, with a shimmering steel-brown color broken by an occasional fleck of red. Far superior to most examples seen of the date and the variety. Intermediate die state, showing only traces of the die break on the left side of the obverse. The reverse features what Roger Cohen called "Cross-eyed Zeroes." <BR>Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.