1840 (O) 50C WB-4, Rev. of 1839, Med. Ltrs. MS(PCGS#572003)

November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1408

Grade

VF25

Price

840

Lot Description

1840-(O) Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-4. Rarity-3. Repunched Date, Medium Letters (a.k.a. Reverse of 1838). VF-25 (PCGS). Evenly circulated with no mentionable marks on either side. Attractive deep antique-gold and steel-blue toning decorates the peripheral areas on each side as if this has been in a cardboard album for some time. At one time thought to be a Philadelphia Mint issue, the 1840-(O) is essentially a muling of two half dollar series -- pairing a Seated half obverse with an 1839 Bust half reverse (type of 1838 with Medium Letters and a larger eagle). 1839-O Bust halves had an obverse mintmark, thus the leftover reverse die lacked a mintmark. Interestingly, two 1840 O-mint varieties were minted with the same omission, when later in the emission sequence a different obverse was paired with the same reverse. PCGS# 6233. NGC ID: 24GM. Click herefor certification details from PCGS.