1802 50C MS(PCGS#6065)

June 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3129

Grade

F12

Price

2,400

Lot Description

1802 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-101, T-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. Fine-12 (PCGS). An attractively original example with deep charcoal-olive toning in the fields that yields to lighter pewter-gray atop most design elements. Ample detail remains for the assigned grade, all major features bold and fully appreciable. Just one pair of dies was employed to strike the entire 1802-dated half dollar issue, recycling the reverse die from the 1801 O-102 variety. With 29,890 coins struck, this issue has the lowest mintage of the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle type and is a key date along with the 1801. Tompkins Die Stage 1/1. PCGS# 6065. NGC ID: 24EE. Click here for certification details from PCGS.