1820/19 50C O-101 MS(PCGS#39572)

August 2019 Mail Bid Auction 49

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

44

Grade

AU58

Price

4,400

Lot Description

Subtle shades of blue, antique grey and rose are fired by underlying luster.  The surfaces are virtually free of contact marks.  The square-base `20 over `19 in choice AU is a prize for advanced collectors.  It is distinctly tougher to find than its curl-base counterpart.  CAC has approved only 3 examples graded AU 58, half the number of curl-base overdates.  Last seen in Legend’s New Orleans Regency Sale XVII, May 2016, lot 200 as “O.101a.”  It brought $4,852.50. Est. $4,500 to $5,500.