1881 50C MS(PCGS#6363)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7316

Grade

XF40

Price

960

Lot Description

1881 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101. Type I Reverse. EF-40 (PCGS). OGH. This is an intriguing example of the low mintage 1881 Liberty Seated half dollar. The open lower bud on the branch confirms our Type I Reverse hub attribution, although according to Wiley and Bugert (1993) only Proofs of this date were produced using this reverse hub. Either a circulated Proof or a rare hub variety of the circulation strike 1881 (the PCGS insert describes this coin as a circulation strike with a grade of "XF40"), this coin is sure to excite specialists in Liberty Seated half dollars. Otherwise silver-gray surfaces exhibit iridescent olive outlines to the design elements, blushes of light sandy-gold here and there around the peripheries. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 6363. NGC ID: 24KU. Click here for certification details from PCGS.