1842-O H10C MS(PCGS#4331)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6174

等级

MS63

价格

30,509

详细说明

1842-O Liberty Seated Half Dime. FS-301. Repunched Date. MS-63 (NGC). Iridescent steel-blue toning drifts over both sides of this sharply struck, satin to semi-reflective example. Al Blythe (1992) describes the 1842-O as "one of the key dates in the half dime series," and with good reason. The majority of the mintage of just 350,000 coins was consumed by commercial use. The author assigns a Rarity-6 rating to Mint State survivors. Perhaps not surprisingly, auction appearances for certified coins at this level are few and far between, with several examples among these bluntly struck at Liberty's head. The opportunity to acquire this expertly produced and well preserved Choice example deserves serious bidder consideration. Close inspection with a loupe reveals minor repunching at the top of the digits 18 and 2 in the date, most noticeable within the upper loop of the 8. This variety is apparently unlisted in both Valentine and Blythe. On the reverse, which is rotated a few degrees counterclockwise from normal coin alignment, the mintmark is left of the ribbon knot. Provenance: From David Lawrence's sale of the Richmond Collection, Part III, March 2005, lot 1015; our (Bowers and Merena's) Denver ANA Auction of August 2006, lot 683; our sale of the Steve Studer Collection, March 2021 Auction, lot 2149. NGC Census: 3; 2 finer (MS-65 finest). PCGS# 4331. NGC ID: 2333. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com