1805 H10C MS(PCGS#4272)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

2041

Grade

VF30

Prix

6 000

Description du lot

The Draped Bust half dime series passed into coinage history in 1805 with a mintage of 15,600 pieces. This is also the Mint's final half dime delivery of any type until the debut of the Capped Bust series in 1829. Only a single die marriage is known for the 1805 and, while survivors are obtainable enough in low grades by the standards of the type, this issue is a leading condition rarity in the Draped Bust series. Typically offered no finer than the lower reaches of VF, and almost always poorly struck, the 1805 represents a significant find even in attractive Choice Very Fine, as offered here. Otherwise well defined for the grade, this piece is appreciable soft only at Liberty's bust and in the opposite area on the reverse, at upper right. Both sides are warmly and evenly toned in russet-gray with hints of underlying pinkish-gold and powder blue.