1818 50C MS(PCGS#6113)

August 2022 Mail Bid Auction 54

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

79

Grade

AU50

Price

1,760

Lot Description

Ex Tim Osborne  So-called pincher-8 variety because of gaps in the top loops of the 8s.   Luster glows beneath sumptuous, original toning.  Golden iridescence flashes through peripheries of the obverse and reverse.  A first-rate coin for the assigned grade.  It probably deserves a gold CAC sticker.  From Mail Bid Sale 43, August 2016, Lot 29, featuring selections from the collection of Tim Osborne, bringing $920.   Estimate: $800 to $1,000