Stack's Bowers Galleries

Winter 2022 Showcase Auction  –  27 October - 4 November 2022

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Winter 2022 Showcase Auction

U.S. Coins and Currency

Part 1: Th, 27.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

1834 Capped Bust Half Dime. LM-4. Rarity-1. MS-66 (PCGS).

This is definitely an early business strike from these dies, and not only because the obverse is missing the bisecting crack that develops in later states. Both sides are somewhat prooflike in finish with mirrors in the fields that are easily seen through the toning. Awash in a blend of antique-copper, olive-gray, blue-gray and silver-rose iridescence, the surfaces also exhibit a razor sharp strike to all areas. A very pretty coin with nary a distracting abrasion or other blemish in evidence.

PCGS# 4281. NGC ID: 232G.

PCGS Population: 26; 16 finer (MS-68 finest).

Ex New Netherlands' 15th Sale, December 1943, lot 999; John Jay Pittman; David W. Akers' sale of the John Jay Pittman Collection, Part I, October 1997, lot 444.

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Price realized 3'800 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 3'500 USD
The auction is closed.
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