1827 50C O-127 MS(PCGS#39726)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7161

Grade

VF30

Price

600

Lot Description

1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-127. Rarity-5. Square Base 2. VF-30 (PCGS). Blended pearl and pewter gray patina blankets both sides of this pleasingly smooth Choice VF. Softly defined along the left obverse border with stars 1 to 7 drawn to the edge, otherwise we note bold detail for the assigned grade. The scarce 1827 Overton-127 die pairing has only a single Mint State example known, the NGC MS-62 whose last auction appearance was in Sheridan Downey's sale of July 2002, lot 18. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 39726. NGC ID: 24FN. Click here for certification details from PCGS.