1828 50C PR(PCGS#6206)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5034

等级

PR58

价格

1,398,093

详细说明

Fantastic Proof 1828 Half Dollar Rarity The Only Proof Certified for the Date Overton-118a 1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-118a. Unique as a Proof. Square Base 2, Small 8s, Large Letters. Proof-58 (PCGS). An old friend of our firm, we last offered this important early Proof rarity in our (Stack's) October 2006 sale of the famous George "Buddy" Byers Collection, where it was cataloged as: Here is another extremely rare coin which stands on its own credentials. Breen mentions this specimen in his Proof Encyclopedia although he states that it is "unverified" as he did not have the opportunity to examine it. The fields and devices are those of a Proof with highly reflective mirror fields and well frosted devices. The coiner didn't complete the field polishing between the eagle's neck and the left wing, and this area shows frost similar to that seen on the devices. A splash of lemon yellow is seen on Liberty's cap, darker russet gold near the rims, bright steel elsewhere. Struck 1% off-center toward the one o'clock position, with the denticles missing in that area. For further identification there is a minute planchet flaw on the [border] between the first two stars. The reverse die has an encircling crack through the legend and denomination. This may be the only example from these dies to show Proof surfaces, as all others reported are circulation strikes. One other Proof is reported of the O.113 die pairing, that offered in the Norweb Collection, Part III, (Bowers and Merena, November 1988, lot 3092 at $3,190). Breen in his Proof Encyclopedia reports 4-6 known, but some may be reappearances of the same coin. Later in Breen's Complete Encyclopedia the number of Proofs reported jumps to 8-10 (combining all varieties) but this number undoubtedly includes duplication and coins which are no longer considered Proofs by today's most stringent standards. If such a large number of Proofs existed, this date would not have been lacking from the Pittman, Eliasberg or Garrett collections. Fast forward to 2023, and this specimen is the only Proof 1828 half dollar of any Overton attribution certified by PCGS and NGC, and the only one positively confirmed as a Proof in today's market. Stack's Bowers Galleries is once again privileged to present this extraordinary rarity to our bidders. It is a coin that will have no difficulty finding its way into a world class numismatic cabinet, in which it will surely be cherished as a leading highlight for years to come. Provenance: From the Legacy Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the Winner F. Delp Collection, November 1972, lot 72; our (Stack's) sale of the Dr. George F. Oviedo, Jr. Collection of U.S. Half Dollars, September 1983, lot 804; our (Stack's) sale of the George "Buddy" Byers Collection of U.S. Half Dollars, October 2006, lot 1071. Delp and Oviedo sales lot tags included. PCGS# 6206. 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. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]