1852-O 50C MS(PCGS#6269)

1852-O 50C MS (PCGS#6269)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

详细说明: Condition Census 1852-O Seated Half Dollar 1852-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101, Die Pair WB-1. Rarity-4. MS-64 (NGC). Writing in the 1993 reference The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars, Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert describe the 1852-O thus: "The scarcest O-mint, excluding some of the early rare varieties. Underrated. Very few mint state examples are known." Indeed, this important near-Gem is the first Mint State example of the issue that this cataloger can remember handling in recent years. It is among the finest certified and is tied for Condition Census #2 with a small number of other MS-64s (3) listed at NGC. Mostly brilliant, each side displays a subtle amount of pastel rose-champagne color. Satiny luster shines forth nicely as the coin rotates under a light, and a sharp-to-full strike is also easily seen. There are no outwardly distracting abrasions. Definitely a highlight of the extensive Liberty Seated half dollar offerings in this sale, and a coin that represents a fleeting bidding opportunity for the advanced collector. PCGS# 6269. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 1954. NGC Census: 3 in 64, none finer.