1813 50C O-104 MS(PCGS#39462)

August 2015 Mail Bid Auction 41

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

26

Grade

MS61

Price

3,630

Lot Description

From the collection of Keith Davignon, last appearing in MB 39, lot 13, where described as follows: A gossamer blanket of rose toning on the obverse discouraged PCGS from crossing this Condition Census rarity. A questionable decision at best. The reverse is silver-grey with undisturbed, cakey luster. A bag mark on the cap and minor ticks below the neck explain the modest NGC grade. The piece vies with the Frederick and Meyer specimens for numbers 2-3-4 in the Condition Census. Davignon understandably preferred this example to his PCGS AU 55 offered in my Jan. 2014 sale (MB #38 lot 16 @ $4,075.) Students of the series know just how difficult it is to find a high grade, eye appealing example of the `13-104. Acquired from Jack Beymer during the 2002 ANA Convention. Est. $3,250 to $4,250.