1834 50C Large Date, Small Letters MS(PCGS#6165)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1078

等级

MS67

价格

235,950

详细说明

Stellar 1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar Tied for Finest Certified for the Issue CC#1 for the O-108 Dies 1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-108. Rarity-2. Large Date, Small Letters. MS-67 (NGC). Appealing surfaces exhibit mottled blushes of powder blue, champagne-pink and pale gold iridescence on dominant pearl gray toning. The luster is full and frosty and, while the strike is a tad soft in isolated areas, the detail is predominantly sharp and superior to that often seen in late date Capped Bust half dollars of the Lettered Edge type. Bordering on pristine, this lovely Condition Census Superb Gem is sure to be of keen interest to high grade type collectors as well as Bust half dollar variety enthusiasts. The Capped Bust half dollar is the work of John Reich, a German-born engraver who came to the United States to escape the turmoil of a Europe engulfed in the Napoleonic Wars. Joining the staff at the United States Mint in 1807 as assistant engraver to Robert Scot at the salary of $600 per year, Reich's first official task was to redesign the gold and silver denominations. The most popular denominations with bullion depositors at that time, the half eagle and half dollar were the first to receive Reich's attention, and the first examples of his Capped Bust half dollar were struck the same year that he joined the Mint. The basic Reich design remained in use on the half dollar through the end of the 1830s. As the highest denomination silver coin of the realm throughout much of its production lifespan, the Capped Bust half dollar was struck in large quantities. During calendar year 1834, for example, the Mint reported a mintage of 6,412,004 pieces. Generally speaking, late date issues such as the 1834 are more readily obtainable in Mint State than counterparts from 1807 through, say, the early 1820s. Of course, Capped Bust half dollars are rare in the finest grades irrespective of date. Tied for finest certified for the issue in its entirety, the Larry H. Miller specimen is also the sole finest example from the 1834 Overton-108 dies listed in the autumn 2020 revision to Stephen J. Herrman's Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars: 1794-1839. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. Earlier ex Ira & Larry Goldberg's Dr. Richard Ariagno Collection sale, May-June 1999, lot 341. Combined PCGS and NGC Population (all die marriages of the issue): 7; 0 finer. PCGS# 6165. NGC ID: 24FY. Click here for certification details from NGC.