1831 50C O- 111' MS(PCGS#802147)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7178

Grade

XF45+

Price

660

Lot Description

1831 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-111'. Rarity-7. EF-45+ (PCGS). Segments between words on edge. Originally toned in dove gray, both sides also exhibit intermingled highlights of reddish-gold as the coin rotates under a light. Boldly defined for the assigned grade with faint remnants of original mint luster. This is the prime die state of the 1831 Overton-111 dies, attributable by the absence of die cracks on the obverse. Stephen J. Herrman rates this die state as Rarity-7, the Spring 2019 revision to his Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars: 1794-1839listing only a single example: an EF-45 that sold for $1,020 in Sheridan Downey's Sale #28, lot 146. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 802147. Click here for certification details from PCGS.