1822 50C MS(PCGS#6129)

January 2024 Mail Bid Auction 57

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

45

Grade

MS62

Price

3,685

Lot Description

Fully prooflike reverse.  The obverse is 95% prooflike.  In a word, WOW!  Keith fancies 1822s and I gave him first shot at this coin when selling Don Parsley’s collection last March.  Don and (father-in-law) Al Overton stored their coins in kraft envelopes.  The pale gold patina on this coin probably came from one of those envelopes.  A hint of cabinet friction on Liberty’s cheek accounts for the conservative grade.  The surfaces are free of contact marks.  The strike is superb. Estimate: $2,000 and up