1795 50C Small Head MS(PCGS#6054)
1795 50C Small Head MS (PCGS#6054)
Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4069
- 等级
- VG10
- 价格
- 42,335
- 详细说明
- Three distinct die marriages comprise the Small Head subtype of the 1795 half dollar that features a smaller bust of Liberty; O-126(a), O-127(a), and O-128. Each variety employs a unique obverse die, which were most likely made by assistant engraver John Smith Gardner from an obverse hub prepared by engraver Robert Scot. Overton-126a, represented here, is the late state of O-126 and identifiable by a light reverse die crack from the border outside the letters ED in UNITED that eventually extends to the border below the left ribbon end to form a retained cud. Richly original in preservation with smooth surfaces, one would be hard pressed to find a nicer example than this at the VG grade level. Tompkins Die Stage 1/1.