1927 50C Vermont MS(PCGS#9401)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4285

等级

MS67+

价格

58,306

详细说明

Premium Quality Vermont Sesquicentennial Half Dollar 1927 Vermont Sesquicentennial. MS-67+ (PCGS). Exceptionally smooth surfaces properly this coin temptingly close to perfection in a Vermont Sesquicentennial commemorative. Both sides are lightly toned, wisps of sandy-gold and pale pink iridescence drifting over satiny luster. A splendid, sharply struck example that numbers among the finest examples of the issue that we have offered in recent memory. The occasion of the 1927 Vermont half dollar, often called the Bennington half dollar years ago, was the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bennington. The obverse features the portrait of Ira Allen, in exceptionally high relief, a situation which, seemingly, did not cause any problems in striking, even though the catamount on the reverse is opposite in the dies and is also high relief. These coins must have been struck very carefully with excellent attending of the press. Distribution was primarily to citizens of Vermont, through the various banks. However, the numismatic community took up its own share. In the 1950s Charles French of Troy, New York, a well known dealer of the era, set about hoarding these, and over a period of time acquired hundreds of pieces. There was no particular emphasis at that time on grade, and the typical coin acquired was apt to be what we might call MS-62 to MS-64 today. Most coins then and now are quite bagmarked, particularly on the obverse portrait. This issue is a formidable condition rarity in the finest certified grades, as here. PCGS Population: 11; with a single MS-68+ finer. PCGS# 9401. NGC ID: BYJR. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.