1851-O 50C MS(PCGS#6267)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1726

Grade

MS64

Price

4,994

Lot Description

1851-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101, Die Pair WB-4. Rarity-3. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. Intensely lustrous and sharply struck. A bold expanse of deep steel and blue iridescence highlights the obverse, with the reverse exhibiting some natural brilliance in the eagle's plumage which quickly gives way to varied gold, blue, and violet iridescence throughout. The Petry-Clapp-Eliasberg specimen, and among the 11 finest examples of the date certified by PCGS, see below. Choice, appealing, and a grand opportunity to add your name to the famous pedigree chain. PCGS Population: 7; 4 finer (MS-66 finest). PCGS# 6267. Provenance: From S.H. and H. Chapman's sale of the Nicholas Petry Collection, May 10, 1893; J.M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Clapp estate, 1942; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; and our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 1952. PCGS Population: 7; 4 finer (MS-66 finest).