1918-D 50C MS(PCGS#6575)

The Regency Auction 28

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

115

等级

MS65

价格

185,945

详细说明

FROM THE SOMMELIER COLLECTION Ex Sounder Collection, as noted on the PCGS insert. Exceptional quality for this important, early KEY date! This is the third most challenging issue of the entire Walking Liberty Half Dollar series to find at the GEM level or finer. Here is one of the few to achieve this grade milestone, and attain CAC approval. The luster is satiny and uniform between the devices and fields giving the entire coin a pleasing brightness which keeps the eye appeal strong. The surfaces are so well preserved one must really hunt to find any signs of contact with other coins. There are no detracting specks or spots, and the color is a rich silver white with a hint of gold. The strike is sharp save for a few of the central skirt lines, but her thumb is well defined. A brilliant satin luster gleams throughout and clearly a coin that was never dipped and left alone in all its original glory. In GEM Mint State condition, only the 1919-D and 1921-S are tougher to find in this series, so this 1918-D is held in good company! The reason that this particular date is so difficult to find in gem mirrors that of the 1919-D, simply most were not saved. These were widely distributed in the midwest at the time of issue, few were saved and clearly just a handful today can earn the gem level of preservation from PCGS--here is one of those few. Don’t miss out if you are a serious collector of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar series, as another may not be available anytime soon. PCGS 27, NGC 12, CAC 7. The last two examples sold for $25,850, including the OGH holdered GEM in our December 2015 Regency Auction. The current PCGS Price Guide reflects a value of $29,500, but keep in mind this date is EXCESSIVELY RARE any finer with just four coins finer at PCGS. None of the two MS65+s have ever sold in auction, but the Duckor Collection PCGS MS66 CAC sold for $108,000 in the 2018 FUN auction. Worthy of one of the FINEST Walking Liberty half dollar sets and a GEM that will see very fierce bidding! Cert. Number 06000199 PCGS # 6575