1806 50C O-120 MS(PCGS#39325)

March 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3437

Grade

VF20

Price

504

Lot Description

1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-120a, T-28. Rarity-4. Pointed 6, Stem Through Claw. VF-20 (NGC). A vibrant display of cobalt and violet iridescence saturates the peripheries of this slate-grey example. Largely untroubled and well preserved, an old pinscratch wanders up Liberty's neck that has long been worn into the overall complexion. The reverse die is now nearly terminal, showing a cud at the shield that consumes the tops of stripes 2, 3, 4, 5, and part of 6. The cracks at AM of AMERICA are now a trio of heavy breaks with chipping out of the die equivalent to Tompkins Die Stage 6. An appealing and dramatic piece last offered in Bowers and Merena's sale of March 1987. Provenance: From the Sutton Court Collection of Early Half Dollar Varieties. Earlier ex from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of March 1987, lot 725. NGC Census: 8: 10 finer through AU-55 (O-120a variety only). PCGS# 39325. NGC ID: 24EJ. Click here for certification details from NGC.