1840 (O) 50C Medium Letters MS (PCGS#6233)
The Regency Auction 44
- 拍卖行
- Legend Rare Coin Auctions
- 批号
- 3
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 91,609
- 详细说明
- THE BOYLSTON COLLECTION A DREAM coin for the student of numismatics. Blasty white with just a trace of champagne gold to lend originality to the coin. Intense mint frost accents precision point design details. Save for a tiny contact mark in the right obverse field, this coin is exhibiting gem-like surfaces (no guarantees, merely an observation). Struck from a heavily rusted obverse die as is evidenced by the rash of tiny pimples on Liberty’s neck, chest and forearm. Rusty dies were highly uncommon at the Philadelphia Mint at the time, although quite common in New Orleans. Medium Letters, Reverse of 1838. WB-101. Known as one of fabled missing mintmark varieties coined at the New Orleans Mint. Although Seated halves were coined in 1839, it was not the Seated half dollar half design that was incorporated in the production of this issue, but, rather, the Capped Bust half dollar reverse. Remarkably, no one noticed the omission of the mintmark either, until 1980! The carry over reverse die was on it’s last leg and it is quite remarkable that it survived the striking of the Seated halves. Evidence of the deterioration of the die is noted in the myriad of radial die cracks from various border points around the legend to the center of the coin. A splendid condition rarity and a prized piece that harkens back to the fabled Harlan P. Smith, S.H. and Henry Chapman, May 1906; John H. Clapp, 1942 and Louis Eliasberg, Sr. 1996 Collections. PCGS 2, NGC 8. CAC 2. Just 17 coins grade finer, and we wonder how many really stack up quality-wise to this beauty! PCGS Price Guide is $15,000. This exact piece last sold at auction in January 2018 for $10,800. That certainly seems like a bargain priced based on the pedigree and outstanding quality of the coin. Destined for a top flight collection. We expect all out war on this GEM. Bid liberally or go home empty handed! Cert. Number 28606596 PCGS # 6233.00
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