1829 H10C MS(PCGS#4276)

The June 2010 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Bowers & Merena

批号

1727

等级

MS67

价格

47,162

详细说明

1829 Capped Bust Half Dime. LM-6.3, V-5. Rarity-5. MS-67 (NGC). The 1829 is the premier issue in the Capped Bust Half Dime series, and it has long been popular with type collectors, as such. The piece we offer here goes far beyond being a mere type coin. As a Superb Gem, it is a conditionally rare and stellar-quality type coin, if one chooses to use it for such purposes. In fact, the coin is tied for Condition Census #1 for the entire 1829-dated Half Dime issue. Struck from the V-5 die marriage, however, this coin also has legitimate claim to the title of finest-known survivor of this very scarce variety. A simply outstanding piece, both sides shimmer with a satiny texture that is as bright and fresh as the day the coin fell from the dies. There is no toning apart from a whisper of golden iridescence over the front of Liberty's portrait, and grade-limiting abrasions are simply not seen. Fully struck and expertly preserved, this coin is sure to see spirited bidding among a wide variety of advanced collectors.<br />     The 1829 V-5 die marriage is readily attributable through doubling at the top of the digit 1 in the date and the solid union between the bases of the letters RI in AMERICA on the reverse. The LM-6.3 die state is the most plentiful among survivors, although the finest example listed in the 1998 book <em>Federal Half Dimes: 1792-1837</em> by Russell J. Logan and John W. McCloskey is a "Choice BU" auctioned by RARCOA in May of 1977. We believe that the Superb Gem being offered in this lot is probably the finest known for the V-5 variety irrespective of die state.