1801 50C Overton 101 MS(PCGS#39267)

The Regency Auction 52

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

2

等级

AU58+

价格

336,234

详细说明

FROM THE DALE FRIEND COLLECTION, PART II. This is the epitome of a "GEM" AU Draped Bust half dollar, and it is certainly among the finer known pieces, positioned at the lower end of the Condition Census for O-101. After the 1797 Small Eagle half dollars were struck, the denomination went on a striking hiatus, as none were struck in 1798, 1799, or 1800; by 1801 there was demand from depositors for half dollars again and 30,289 were struck using two die pairs. The O-101 is listed as Rarity-2, but since no half dollars had been produced since 1797, these went right into circulation and most known examples are lower grade, with Fine to VF being most usually seen. In AU this date is a RARITY, and is actually RARER in Mint State than the Small Eagle type of 1796 and 1797. This borderline UNC coin has the fabulous look that Dale actively sought! Brilliantly lustrous surfaces have a strong underlying glow, accenting the rich golden and azure patina that graces both sides, deeper at the rims, lighter in the centers. The centers are sharply struck up and only light peripheral weakness at the obverse stars. The surfaces are pleasing and the wear is barely perceptible at all, the eye appeal is great. PCGS 1, NGC 1. We cannot find this coin having appeared in auction, it is not the Northern Bay III-FUN '07-Dale Friend-FUN '15 coin. Numerically finer and more colorful than the Eliasberg-Pogue AU58 that we sold as part of the Chicago Collection in September 2021. PCGS has graded just three coins in Mint State and this one also more appealing than the PCGS MS60 Queller coin that last sold in June 2017. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $77,250. Worthy of a very strong bid from the specialist Who knows when another opportunity to acquire a very high grade 1801 might present itself again! Cert. Number 35594599 PCGS # 6064