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1801 50C O-101, T-2, R.2, AU58 NGC. Tompkins Die State 2/3. Only two die marriages are known for the 1801 half dollars, and they share the single 1801-dated obverse. This is the less-rare of the two reverses, the O-101 (T-2) die marriage showing AM joined at the bottom. A large die lump below the N in UNITED also aids in identification. The other variety -- O-102, T-1 -- lacks the die lump and shows AM separated. Much luster remains on this lightly circulated and moderately toned example, which shows few mentionable signs of other contact save for a straight, long scrape from star 3 into the left obverse field.
This is a rare opportunity to add a high-grade example of this date to a fine collection. Beautiful shades of royal-blue and reddish-gold allow windows of silver luster to shine through, with glimpses of the coin's reflective surfaces beneath the rich toning. A sharp strike emphasizes the near-Mint definition, and no adjustment marks are seen. For the 1801 date, NGC reports only three examples in AU58 and two Mint State pieces finer (2/24).
Ex: ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/23), lot 3088.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-half-dollars/1801-50c-o-101-t-2-r2-au58-ngc/a/1373-3032.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-USCoins-1373-03282024
HID02906262019
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1801 50C O-101, T-2, R.2, AU58 NGC. Tompkins Die State 2/3. Only two die marriages are known for the 1801 half dollars, and they share the single 1801-dated obverse. This is the less-rare of the two reverses, the O-101 (T-2) die marriage showing AM joined at the bottom. A large die lump below the N in UNITED also aids in identification. The other variety -- O-102, T-1 -- lacks the die lump and shows AM separated. Much luster remains on this lightly circulated and moderately toned example, which shows few mentionable signs of other contact save for a straight, long scrape from star 3 into the left obverse field.
This is a rare opportunity to add a high-grade example of this date to a fine collection. Beautiful shades of royal-blue and reddish-gold allow windows of silver luster to shine through, with glimpses of the coin's reflective surfaces beneath the rich toning. A sharp strike emphasizes the near-Mint definition, and no adjustment marks are seen. For the 1801 date, NGC reports only three examples in AU58 and two Mint State pieces finer (2/24).
Ex: ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/23), lot 3088.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-half-dollars/1801-50c-o-101-t-2-r2-au58-ngc/a/1373-3032.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-USCoins-1373-03282024
HID02906262019
© 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved