1839-O 50C MS (PCGS#6181)
The November 2012 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1716
- 等级
- AU58
- 价格
- 23,812
- 详细说明
- 1839-O Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded Edge. HALF DOL. JR-3, GR-5. Rarity-4+. AU-58 (NGC).
Bright silver throughout with no signs of toning present. The strike is sharp on the central devices but the stars on the left side are blunt as struck. One of the scarcer die pairings of this famous date, which is the second year of operation of the New Orleans Mint. The recent publication of Dick Graham's Reeded Edge Half Dollars 1836 - 1839at long last details all the known die varieties and includes outstanding close up pictures making attribution of these Reeded Edge half dollars easy, and opening the door to collectors who now have an excellent reference to pursue this series. Middle die state as always seen, with the obverse shattered with several thin cracks on Liberty. Identifiable by a small nick above the N of UNITED near the dentils. Currently this example is the finest known of the die pairing by three grade points, and no Mint State pieces have been recorded.
PCGS# 6181.
Provenance: From the Ernest E. Keusch Collection.
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