1873 50C Arrows DDO FS-1101 WB-109 "Quad Stripes" MS(PCGS#400136)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7289

等级

MS64

价格

38,826

详细说明

1873 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-109, FS-1101. Small Arrows, Doubled Die Obverse, Quad Stripes. MS-64 (PCGS). This gorgeous near-Gem combines a frosty obverse with a modestly semi-prooflike reverse, both sides brilliant with intense silver white surfaces. Razor sharp in striking detail, both the technical quality and eye appeal are sufficiently strong to attract high grade type collectors as well as advanced Liberty Seated half dollar variety enthusiasts. The weight of the half dollar was modified when the Act of February 12, 1873, mandated an increase from 12.44 grams to 12.50 grams. Following the precedent set in 1853, the Mint once again added arrows to the obverse before and after the date for coins struck to the new weight standard. This type remained in production only in 1873 and 1874, after which the basic Motto type returned, albeit with the weight standard as mandated in 1873. The Arrows type of 1873 to 1874 is more challenging to locate in all grades than its predecessor of 1854 to 1855. The type as a whole is very scarce in Choice Mint State and rare any finer, especially relative to the strong demand from advanced type collectors. The lovely MS-64 offered here s of further significance due to the WB-109 attribution. The lower portion of the obverse die shows sharp doubling, creating the Quad Stripes variety in the shield, with doubling also evident along the bottom of Liberty's skirt and at the shield point. Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert (1993) assign an impressive Rarity-7+ rating to this variety in Mint State and, indeed, this is the finest example attributed as WB-109 in a PCGS holder. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS Population (WB-109 attribution only): just 1; 0 finer. PCGS# 400136. NGC ID: 24L7. Click here for certification details from PCGS.