1817/3 50C Overton 101a MS(PCGS#39512)

The Regency Auction 52

Auctioneer

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

Lot Number

9

Grade

MS63

Price

15,863

Lot Description

FROM THE DALE FRIEND COLLECTION, PART II. This sensationally toned CHOICE O-101a sits at the low end of the Condition Census for this important Capped Bust half dollar overdate. After one of the mint's buildings burned in January 1816, no silver or gold coins would be struck in 1816 and in 1817, half dollars would resume being struck. Utilizing a left over 1813 die, the 7 was punched over the final date digit, making the die current and then pressed into service. No effort was taken to efface the underdigit. This die was prolific, 1817/3 half dollars are considered to be Rarity-2. A strong, brilliantly lustrous glow provides an incandescent backlight to the dramatically toned surfaces. The obverse is awash in teal-blue with silver and pink accents. The obverse centers are somewhat blunt, while the remaining devices are crisp and bold. Struck from a later, clashed state of the dies, the reverse shows some thin, spidery die cracks. The eye appeal is excellent. Ex Stack's, privately in February 1972; David Queller Collection; Stack's 67th Anniversary Sale: The Queller Family Collection of United States Half Dollars, October 2002, lot 141; unknown intermediaries; Dale Friend Collection. PCGS 4, NGC 4. Only one PCGS MS63 ever sold in auction, realizing $27,025 in our September 2016 Regency Auction. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $22,500. Worthy of a strong bid from the specialist collector. Good luck. Cert. Number 35594634 PCGS # 6111