1821 50C MS(PCGS#6128)

August 2017 Mail Bid Auction 45

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

19

Grade

MS63

Price

6,386

Lot Description

This is a “WOW” coin for those who covet originality.  A protective crust of “grey dirt” ripened over nearly two centuries of repose.  The peripheries are alive with iridescent flashes of gold, aqua and related colors of the sunset.  I believe this coin to be among the few bust halves that from the time it was struck until the present day were locked away by its stewards in a sheltered environment, free of efforts to “improve” its appearance.  As Mr. Rogers told our children, “I like you just the way you are!”  From Stack’s-Bowers March 2012 sale, lot 3529.  Est. $3,500 to $4,500.