1808 50C MS(PCGS#6090)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

7100

Erhaltungsgrad

MS61

Preis

5.280

Losbeschreibung

1808 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-109a. Rarity-3. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. A wonderfully original coin with technical quality and eye appeal that are far superior to what one might expect at the MS-61 grade level. Warmly patinated in soft pearl gray, the centers are ringed in vivid multicolored iridescence that includes cobalt blue, antique gold, reddish apricot and salmon pink. Satin to softly frosted luster also adorns both sides, the surfaces exceptionally smooth in hand with no detracting blemishes. Razor sharp striking detail to the focal features rounds out an impressive list of attributes for this uncommonly well preserved and attractive early date Capped Bust half dollar. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier ex Sheridan Downey's Mail Bid Sale #4, April 1991, lot 216. PCGS# 6090. NGC ID: 24EP. Click here for certification details from PCGS.