1826 50C O-115 MS(PCGS#39686)

January 2020 Mail Bid Auction 50

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

71

Grade

AU58

Price

2,200

Lot Description

This is a special coin.  Mint luster glows under a primeval veneer of “grey dirt.”  The strike is exceptional, clearly an early product of the dies.  With a loupe I found a couple of hairlines around the eagle’s head.  There no marks to suggest that the coin saw circulation.  Caviar?  Peacock’s tongue?  A CAC approved R.5 this nice cannot be ignored.  Est. $2500 to $3,000.