1797 H10C LM-1 MS(PCGS#38597)

The November 2011 Baltimore Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

1038

Grade

AU55

Prix

23 000

Description du lot

1797 Draped Bust Half Dime. LM-1. Rarity-3. 15 Stars. AU-55 (PCGS). Medium steel gray with bold luster and with a rich array of lively gold and rose iridescence in the protected areas. Perfection in-hand, and not far off the mark under low magnification. Struck from clashed dies, the evidence plainest on the reverse. From a mintage for the date of 44,527 pieces, a figure that includes the 13 Stars and 16 Stars varieties of the date as well. Choice for the grade both physically and aesthetically, and almost certain to find its way to a world-class cabinet of early U.S. coins.