1842 50C Medium Date MS(PCGS#6239)

The November 2010 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Bowers & Merena

Lot Number

1995

Grade

MS65

Price

5,463

Lot Description

1842 Seated Liberty Half Dollar. Medium Date, Large Letters. WB-106. MS-65 (NGC). The digit 8 in the date is boldly repunched east, and there are also faint traces of a third misplaced 8 in the gown lines to the right of the shield point. These features are diagnostic of the WB-106 variety. Blinding mint radiance in the form of a semi-prooflike finish shines forth powerfully from mostly untoned surfaces. There is toning to report, nonetheless, and it takes the form of very vivid cobalt-blue and reddish-copper iridescence around the obverse periphery. Faint die polish lines in the fields are as struck, but we are compelled to mention a few wispy abrasions on the obverse to the right of the portrait. Fully struck and highly attractive, this piece is solidly in the Condition Census for the Medium Date <em>Guide Book </em>variety of the 1842 Seated Liberty 50C.