1839 50C Drapery MS (PCGS#6232)
November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1363
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 80,185
- 详细说明
- 1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Drapery. WB-5. Rarity-3. MS-64 (NGC). CAC.
This wonderfully original near-Gem is splashed with mottled cobalt blue, antique gold, olive-russet and salmon pink patina that leaves areas of silvery near-brilliance on both sides. Frosty in finish with razor sharp striking detail to virtually all design elements, this premium quality example is worthy of the strongest bids. This is the first issue of the Drapery Liberty Seated half dollar, featuring the addition of extra folds of drapery to the gown at Liberty's left elbow. This work was done by Christian Gobrecht, who seems to have added the extra folds directly to the master die, from which a new master hub was raised. In order to balance the new design, Gobrecht modified the master hub by removing portions of the rock upon which Liberty is seated, both below the foot and, in particular, in the area closest to star 1. So modified, the master hub was used to raise another, final, master die for the new With Drapery half dollar type.
Although somewhat overshadowed by the 1839 No Drapery because of that issue's status as a one year type, the 1839 Drapery is nearly on par as a condition rarity. Indeed, Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert (The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars, 1993) rank Mint State survivors of these two issues as Rarity-6- and Rarity-5+, respectively. The present example is one of the finest that we have had the privilege of bringing to auction in recent years. For the first year type collector or Liberty Seated half dollar specialist, this is a significant bidding opportunity, as once sold it may be many years before this upper end MS-64 returns to the open market.
NGC Census: 13; 4 finer (all MS-65).
PCGS# 6232. NGC ID: 24GL.
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