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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem, O-119, T-27, R.3, MS64 PCGS. This lustrous and attractive near-Gem Draped Bust half ranks high in the Condition Census for the variety according to both the Tompkins and Herrman listings, exceeded only by two MS65 examples (the Jascha Heifetz and Matthew C. Perry coins), but there can be only a slight and subjective difference in quality among the top-ranked examples of Overton-119 (T-27). This stunning coin is struck from the intermediate Tompkins Die Stage 2/2 and inherits die clashing from previous uses of the obverse die (see T-24, T-25, and T-26). The stalwart die would continue on to strike T-28 and T-29. The reverse die is clashed as well, but minimally so, visible as an arc through OF.
The variety always displays weakness at the back of Liberty's head at the hair and ribbon, as well as the corresponding junctions of the left wing, shield, and ribbon (at E PLURIBUS) on the reverse. This high-grade representative is far sharper in those areas than most survivors, especially coins struck from later die states. Beautiful aquamarine and rose-gray shades join vibrant mint luster on the obverse, while the reverse adds lilac and gunmetal-gray hues to the palette. Both the Tompkins and Herrman census data show 65, 65, 64, 64, 64, 62 as the finest-known representatives of the die marriage. Population (all Pointed 6, Stem varieties): 9 in 64, 12 finer (6/17).
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1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem, O-119, T-27, R.3, MS64 PCGS. This lustrous and attractive near-Gem Draped Bust half ranks high in the Condition Census for the variety according to both the Tompkins and Herrman listings, exceeded only by two MS65 examples (the Jascha Heifetz and Matthew C. Perry coins), but there can be only a slight and subjective difference in quality among the top-ranked examples of Overton-119 (T-27). This stunning coin is struck from the intermediate Tompkins Die Stage 2/2 and inherits die clashing from previous uses of the obverse die (see T-24, T-25, and T-26). The stalwart die would continue on to strike T-28 and T-29. The reverse die is clashed as well, but minimally so, visible as an arc through OF.
The variety always displays weakness at the back of Liberty's head at the hair and ribbon, as well as the corresponding junctions of the left wing, shield, and ribbon (at E PLURIBUS) on the reverse. This high-grade representative is far sharper in those areas than most survivors, especially coins struck from later die states. Beautiful aquamarine and rose-gray shades join vibrant mint luster on the obverse, while the reverse adds lilac and gunmetal-gray hues to the palette. Both the Tompkins and Herrman census data show 65, 65, 64, 64, 64, 62 as the finest-known representatives of the die marriage. Population (all Pointed 6, Stem varieties): 9 in 64, 12 finer (6/17).
HID02901242017