1805 50C Overton 106 MS(PCGS#39279)

August 2016 Mail Bid Auction 43

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

3

Grade

XF40

Price

2,421

Lot Description

Well struck early die state, lacking the oft seen obverse die breaks.  Thin, high rims are razor sharp.  Complete dentils, obverse and reverse.  The obverse die is famous: it was overdated and used in 1806 [1806/5 O.104].  No other half-dollar obverse die was used in successive years, a surprise in view of the number of overdates to be found in the series.  As a date, 1805 is far scarcer than its companions from 1806 and 1807.   Est. $1,800 to $2,450.