1805 50C Overton 106 MS(PCGS#39279)

January 2023 Mail Bid Auction 55

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

3

Grade

XF40

Price

2,090

Lot Description

Well struck early die state with handsome, original toning.  Thin, high rims are razor sharp.  Complete dentils, obverse and reverse.  The obverse die is famous: it was overdated and used in 1806 [1806/5 O.104].  No other half-dollar obverse die was used in successive years, a surprise in view of the number of overdates to be found in the series.  As a date, 1805 is far scarcer than its companions from 1806 and 1807.  Here is a wonderful coin for the date collector.  From MB 43, Aug. 2016, lot 3 @ $2,421.   Estimate: $2,000 to $2,500