1817 50C O-108 MS(PCGS#39500)

1817 50C O-108 MS (PCGS#39500)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Lot Description: 1817 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-108. Rarity-7. VF-35 (PCGS). Attractively toned, both sides exhibit vivid undertones of pinkish-rose and powder blue to otherwise dominant steel and olive-gray. The strike is drawn trivially to 7 o'clock on the obverse, 1 o'clock on the reverse, but both sides exhibit full denticulation around the borders. Lightly struck at the end of Liberty's bust and in the opposing area on the reverse, yet with bold Choice VF elsewhere. Overall smooth in hand and sure to catch the eye of advanced early half dollar variety enthusiasts given the extreme rarity of this attribution. The 1817 Overton-108 die state exhibits no cracks on the obverse, as here, with Stephen J. Herrman (Spring 2019) assigning a tentative rating of Rarity-7. Only four examples are confirmed, just three of which are listed in the current edition of Herrman's AMBPR for Bust half dollars: 1 - AU-50.Ex Sheridan Downey's Mail Bid Sale #44, January 2017, lot 25. 2 - EF-40.Ex Sheridan Downey's Mail Bid Sale #33, August 2007, lot 132. 3 - EF-40.Ex Sheridan Downey's Mail Bid Sale #28, June 2003, lot 201. 3 - PCGS VF-35.Ex E. Horatio Morgan Collection. The present example, prior provenance not recorded. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 39500. NGC ID: 24F6. Click here for certification details from PCGS.