1824/1 50C MS(PCGS#6139)
1824/1 50C MS (PCGS#6139)
March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4097
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 63,091
- 详细说明
- Fresh and Original 1824/1 Half Dollar New to the Modern Condition Census 1824/1 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-101. Rarity-2. MS-64 (PCGS). This wonderfully original half dollar exhibits blended pinkish-apricot and pearl-gray iridescence on the obverse. The reverse is more boldly toned and shows olive-blue peripheral highlights to otherwise sandy-gray toning. Both sides are exceptionally well produced for an 1820s half dollar, the strike virtually full from the rims to the centers and the luster has an intense satin finish. A couple of faint marks over and before Liberty's neck are mentioned more for provenance considerations than for any distraction that they may cause. Truly an outstanding near-Gem example, and just right for an advanced cabinet. There are perhaps no varieties in the Capped Bust half dollar series that enjoy a greater following among specialists than the overdates. This popularity probably stems from the fact that these coins are vivid illustrations of conditions in the early U.S. Mint, where the technological and economic conditions of the time necessitated that dies remain in use for as long as possible. This policy was followed even if the date of the coins being struck was different from that on the calendar, or if Mint employees had to modify older (perhaps previously unused) dies for use in later years. Such practices would be foreign to employees in the modern Mint. The 1824/1 half dollar is represented by two die pairings that employ a single obverse die mated with two different reverse dies. One of these pairings, Overton-101, offered here, also has a later die state with a distinct attribution (O-101a). A newcomer to the modern numismatic market, this exceptional example is not listed in the Autumn 2020 revision to Stephen J. Herrman's AMBPR for Bust half dollars, but it certainly qualifies as a Condition Census representative of the 1824/1 O-101 variety. Provenance: From H.I.M., Inc.'s sale of the Leon Goodman Collection, July 1982, lot 1361. Lot tag included. PCGS Population (both die marriages of the 1824/1): 14; 3 finer (MS-65 finest). PCGS# 6139. NGC ID: 24FK. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.