1823 50C Ugly 3 MS(PCGS#6134)

August 2017 Mail Bid Auction 45

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

82

Grade

AU58

Price

7,150

Lot Description

Ex Robinson S. Brown, Jr.  A second PCGS AU 58 example of this sought-after variety.  Cf. lot 20.  The coin was last offered by Heritage in its Dec. 2010 Houston Signature Sale, lot 3645, then in a “fattie” NGC holder and graded MS 62.  (I sold the Brown collection in 1995 after having this and other pieces graded by NGC; the NGC labels note the Brown provenance.).  An even coat of sunset toning bathes the surfaces.  Heritage waxed eloquent, calling the “saturated patina” a “deep peach … with muted blue-green elements.”  Whatever.  This is a pretty coin, destined for an important die variety, Red Bookor Registry Set collection.  Please don’t ask where the friction is on this coin.  Do ask about using the One-Lot-Only tool, pairing lots 20 and 82.  Est. $5,000 and up.