1806 50C O-111a MS(PCGS#39337)

1806 50C O-111a MS (PCGS#39337)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

Description du lot: 1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-111a, T-11. Rarity-4. 6/Inverted 6. AU-55+ (NGC). This is an important find for half dollar specialists, representing one of the finest survivors from these dies. It sports an overall brilliant complexion, remaining essentially untoned save for a touch of peach patina across the high points. The protected areas feature considerable frosty luster, with just a trace of light friction apparent in the more exposed areas. Overall bold and without any distracting blemishes. A large cud is now formed on the reverse above ED of UNITED, though the break above UN is still in its infancy. This is an ever-popular die variety that was long referred to in numismatics as the "1806/9" variety. This incongruous notion was popular as recently as Breen's 1988 Encyclopedia, though more recent research has deemed it to be an Inverted 6 in the date. This particular example falls nicely into the lower end of the Condition Census for the variety, which is topped by the incredible MS-64 (PCGS) CAC Clarke-Norweb-Jewell specimen. Provenance: From the Collection of Thaddeus A. Tatum III. Earlier ex Heritage's sale of January 2015, lot 3119; Heritage's sale of June 2015, lot 3950. NGC Census: 1; just 1 finer in MS-61 (O-111a only). PCGS# 39337. NGC ID: CZEY. Click here for certification details from NGC.