1820 50C O-106 MS(PCGS#39569)

The Regency Auction 28

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Legend Rare Coin Auctions

Numéro du lot

37

Grade

MS64

Prix

17 038

Description du lot

Ex Friend/Link, as noted on the insert. A deeply toned 1820 with SUPERB eye appeal! Solidly in the Condition Census, this one is certainly among the top five known examples of this "common" Overton number. One look at this coin and you instantly realize there is nothing common about it! A bold underlying luster blazes through a deep blue-green toning with rose-gold accents that burst to life when rotated in a light. Crisply struck up with essentially full definition to the devices; we note only some minor weakness in the drapery folds at the front of Liberty's bust. Otherwise, every minute detail is fully rendered with even the star centers fully formed. A tiny tick or two can be found under intense scrutiny, but nothing that distracts the naked eye. Indeed, in the old days, before the advent of third party certification, it would not be a shock if this coin would have been classified as "GEM." Today, with the more nuanced grading standards, MS64 is appropriate. The rich toning imparts a dramatic and beautiful eye appeal. PCGS 3, NGC 0. According to the Spring 2018 AMBPR by Stephen Herrman, the last O-106 in MS64 to sell was back in May 2003, although that record is not listed in our auction database, nor is it listed on PCGS CoinFacts. The current Collector's Universe value is listed at $9,500. The only recent auction "comps" are the ex Pryor PCGS MS63 CAC sold in the Hamilton Collection (2016 ANA) for $8,813 and the Gardner PCGS MS65 CAC sold in June 2014 for $61,688. PCGS has only graded four coins finer, the finest being the Granberg-Bareford-Pogue MS66+. If you are putting together a world-class Capped Bust half dollar set, what an impressively pedigreed coin this is! We expect a fierce bidding war to break out when the lot opens. Cert. Number 25224541 PCGS # 6123