1864 50C MS(PCGS#6311)

The Regency Auction 39

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

67

等级

MS67

价格

213,751

详细说明

FROM THE BIGMO CIVIL WAR COLLECTION WOW! This SUPERB GEM is worthy of the FINEST collections, and has certainly graced two of the greatest of the generation: Gene Gardner and BigMo! Spectacular luster is booming all over. The obverse has multiple rolling cartwheels in the fields. Satiny smooth surfaces are devoid of all but the tiniest hidden ticks under the delicate layer of pastel blue and pale rose gold hues. Very well struck, the definition of the feathers and drapery is full, Liberty's hair is as full as you will ever see, with a braid at her forehead fully defined. Several thin die cracks nearly encircle the obverse. The mintage jumped to 379,100, which was fairly generous for the wartime economy. PCGS CoinFacts estimates that 100 examples exist in Mint State grades, many of which were from the "Guatemala Hoard" found in the 1950s. Noted in Walter Breen's Encyclopedia an "immense hoard" which contained half dollars dated 1861 to 1865, mostly from San Francisco but also Philadelphia, suggested "mass wartime shipments of coins as bullion." He continues to note that these were several thousand pieces total, ranging from VF to nearly Mint State, and all had been cleaned with an abrasive. Clearly this SUPERB GEM did NOT come from that source! General Sherman's army broke the Confederate defenses of Atlanta in early September. After burning city to the ground, an act of "total war" that made war "hell" for not just the enemy troops, but also the civilian population by destroying homes, businesses, and capturing any food, livestock, or other items that would aid the enemy in their defense. PCGS 2, NGC 3, CAC 3. There is just a single coin graded MS67+ finer. This is the Gene Gardner coin, which brought $35,250 nearly six years ago. Prior to that, a pearly, silver-white example sold in October 2011 for $48,875. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $42,500. One of the greatest 1864 half dollars that survives and worthy of the FINEST of Seated half dollar collections! Good luck! Cert. Number 6561213 PCGS # 6311