1811 50C Overton 111a Small 8 MS(PCGS#39437)

1811 50C Overton 111a Small 8 MS (PCGS#39437)

The Regency Auction XIV October 2015

详细说明: The finest known of the variety! This coin is absolutely stunning with drop dead originality of classic antique gold and rose toning over fiery luster. The strike is reasonably sharp considering this is the later die state with advanced cracks and die clashing present. The surfaces are satin smooth and show no signs of handling, in the fields or on the devices, far and away finer than one would expect on an early Capped Bust Half Dollar. This is the sole and finest graded of this variety as noted in Steve Herrman’s Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars 1794 - 1839 and the second finest is a single example at NGC MS64, below that a few MS63 coins are reported to exist of the O-111a die pairing. Therefore, if you demand a phenomenal gem example of this date, then here is one to avidly pursue. PCGS 2, NGC 5. The last time this coin sold at auction it brought $8,519.00 (4/13). While there are other examples of the Small 8 variety in MS65 and MS66, the O-111a variety is best represented by this singular surviving gem. This coin is being sold with no reserve. Certification Number 3319101-019 PCGS # 6097