1846-O 50C Medium Date MS(PCGS#6255)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4130

Grade

MS61

Price

1,322

Lot Description

1846-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-102, Die Pair WB-2. Rarity-3. Medium Date. Repunched Date. MS-61 (NGC). CAC. Attractive toning spans the obverse and reverse, a blend of pink and steel-gray over lustrous fields. The strike is reasonably sharp, although minor softness is noted on a few of the feathers. While a dozen or so likely qualify at the Mint State level, most are in the lower grade ranges, making this elegant coin a worthy selection for the specialist. PCGS# 6255. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 1938. NGC Census: 7; 8 finer (MS-66 finest) within the Medium Date designation.