1846 50C Tall Date MS(PCGS#6252)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7220

Grade

MS64

Price

4,080

Lot Description

1846 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-12. Rarity-3. Tall Date. Repunched Date. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. An attractively original example with a dusting of light pearl gray and sandy-pink toning that is more extensive on the obverse. Sharply struck with a full endowment of bright, frosty mint luster. The Tall Date is the scarcer Guide Bookvariety of the 1846 half dollar issue, and even high grade circulated survivors in EF and AU can be difficult to obtain in today's market. The present offering is for a rare Choice Mint State coin, one that would serve as a highlight in another advanced half dollar collection. Close inspection with a loupe reveals that the digit 8 in the date is repunched along the outer left curve of its lower loop. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired from Jonathan Kern, February 1997. PCGS# 6252. NGC ID: 24H7. Click here for certification details from NGC.