1892-O 50C Micro O MS(PCGS#6463)

The Regency Auction 52

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

30

等级

MS68

价格

1,344,937

详细说明

FROM THE DALE FRIEND COLLECTION, PART II. Ex Eliasberg, as noted on the insert. Legend Rare Coin Auctions is proud to offer the ULTIMATE Barber half dollar! While there are a handful of other ultra high grade Mint State pieces, this is the SINGLE FINEST KNOWN example of the VERY RARE 1892-O Micro O! The Micro O mintmark was known to be a rarity almost as soon as came off the dies. Walter Breen claimed that it was Howard Newcomb who discovered the variety, but it was known to Augustus Heaton and noted in his treatise on Mintmarks in 1893, he wrote "There is one rare variety of this piece with an exceedingly small o, hardly larger than a period." Of the approximately 85 known, per PCGS CoinFacts, this MS68 is the undisputed KING! It is our honor to welcome it back to the city of its birth and offer it to the numismatic community for the first time in over a decade. When offered a generation ago in the most famous of all coin collections, that of Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., this SUPERB GEM was described in part as: "Above average strike. Virtually perfect frosty surfaces, brilliant and lustrous with delicate golden and iridescent toning of truly outstanding aesthetic appeal. Overall it is a superb strike, but with very slight traces lightness at upper right of shield. No example has been seen sharper or in a grade in this range..." To that we will note that this coin was clearly lovingly cared for from the time of striking. Its impressive provenance goes back to the collection of J. Colvin Randall Collection, sold back in 1903. Randall was known for acquiring coins directly from the branch mints at the time of issue, at a time when most collectors paid little attention to collecting by mintmark. There are no marks, lines, or any other signs of mishandling or improper storage since the time this PRISTINE example fell from the dies. The eye appeal is as bold and stunning as it was back in 1997 when this SUPERB GEM sold in the Eliasberg sale. Ex. J. Colvin Randall Collection, Lyman H. Low, July 1903, lot 969; J.M. Clapp; John. H. Clapp; Clapp Estate to Louis Eliasberg, en bloc, via Stack's in 1942; Louis Eliasberg Collection, Part II, Bowers & Merena/ Stack's, April 1997, lot 2065; unidentified collector; Dale Friend Collection; Heritage, January 2009, lot 3867 (unsold); Dale Friend Collection. PCGS 1, NGC 1, CAC 1. We believe this coin accounts for both the PCGS and NGC grading events and has not sold in auction in 25 years! Since the APR from the Eliasberg sale is irrelevant, the PCGS Price Guide value is clearly just speculation. This is truly the ULTIMATE Mint State Barber half dollar! If you are building the FINEST KNOWN set of Barber half dollars you need this SUPERB GEM. If you collect numismatic trophies, you need this SUPERB GEM. Bidding will be fierce, do not let this monster slip away! Cert. Number 21555119 PCGS # 6463