1803 50C O-103 Large 3 MS(PCGS#39273)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4105

等级

MS63

价格

540,347

详细说明

The Finest Known 1803 Overton-101 Large 3 Half Dollar From the Eliasberg Collection 1803 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-103. Rarity-3. Large 3. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. The obverse is bright silver with a few splashes of russet toning in the fields which are accented near the rims with bright blue. Abundant mint luster is evident with pewter-silver hues dominating that side. The reverse is similar but with more intense blue and russet toning. The strike is bold for an early silver coin, as Liberty shows strong curl definition and light clashing evidence from the shield around her ear and clouds above the date. For the reverse the bold strike brought up the full shield and even the tiny breast feathers on the eagle, along with the stars above. Outstanding surface quality too. This is the sole and finest known example of this variety. The only coin even close was a Mint State-62 example we sold in our (Stack's) Hain Collection in 2002, which has not appeared since that time. A stand out prize for the variety, type or date collector who demands the very best available. Furthermore, this is one of the finest of the date as well, and tied at the second position with at most two others at this grade level certified by PCGS. PCGS# 6066. Provenance: From our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 1678. PCGS Population: 3; 1 finer (Mint State-64 finest) within the Large 3 designation.