1862-S 50C MS(PCGS#6308)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4180

Grade

MS64

Price

5,170

Lot Description

1862-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101, Die Pair WB-1. Rarity-3. Large S. MS-64 (PCGS). Bright silver surfaces exhibit a pale peach-gold patina spanning the obverse and reverse. The strike is full and bold, and there are just a few scattered handling marks. One of the best seen of this date, this coin is tied with a dozen seen by PCGS, with only one finer at that service. A handsome and satiny example of this early Civil War issue from the far western mint. PCGS# 6308. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection. Earlier from our sale of the Dick Osburn Collection, August 2011, lot 7081. PCGS Population: 12; 1 finer (Mint State-66 finest).