1827 50C O-137 MS(PCGS#39736)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7162

Grade

VF35

Price

5,040

Lot Description

Rarely Offered 1827 O-137 Half Dollar Ex "Woody" Blevins 1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-137. Rarity-6-. Square Base 2. VF-35 (PCGS). CAC. Blundered Edge Lettering: the words OR and HALF are punched over one another. This attractively original mid grade example exhibits warm dove gray peripheral toning around antique silver centers. The in hand appearance is pleasingly smooth for the assigned grade, the central design elements retaining ample boldness of detail. Overton-137 is an elusive variety of the 1827 Capped Bust half dollar, and it employs a leftover reverse die that was fist used in 1825. In this pairing the die displays evidence of rusting in the form of a rough, textured surface between the eagle's left wing and the letters RI in AMERICA. The Condition Census for the 1827 O-137 ranges in grade from MS-61 to EF-45, the present example just outside of that range, but still a rare and highly desirable coin that is sure to see spirited bidding among advanced collectors of Bust half dollar varieties. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier ex Superior's sale of the H.W. Blevins Collection of Early Half Dollars and Silver Dollars, June 1988, lot 3474. PCGS# 39736. NGC ID: 24FN. Click here for certification details from PCGS.