1819/8 50C Small 9 MS(PCGS#6118)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2097

Grade

MS62

Price

4,080

Lot Description

1819/8 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-101. Rarity-1. Small 9. MS-62 (PCGS). Both sides exhibit a base of sandy-gray patina with iridescent cobalt blue highlights at the peripheries. The obverse is enhanced by mottled steel-olive overtones. Sharply struck with good luster and pleasingly smooth surfaces for the assigned grade. This is a Condition Census coin for the 1819/8 Overton-101 dies, and the first Mint State example of the variety that we have offered in more than a decade. Provenance: From the Abigail Collection, Part II. PCGS# 6118. NGC ID: 24FC. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.