1842-O 50C Small Date, Rev. of 1839 MS(PCGS#6238)
1842-O 50C Small Date, Rev. of 1839 MS (PCGS#6238)
November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 2092
- Grade
- AU50
- Price
- 6,000
- Lot Description
- Bathed in warm mauve-gray patina, this handsome piece reveals flashier, more vivid undertones of pinkish-rose, cobalt blue and antique gold as the surfaces dip into a light. Remaining detail is universally sharp at the assigned grade level, and traces of frosty mint luster remain to further confirm only a short stint in active circulation. The 1842-O Small Date, Small Letters is ranked among the most desirable New Orleans Mint issues in the Liberty Seated half dollar series. It is a significant transitional variety that is scarce to rare in all grades.