Lot 2674
1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. Pointed 6, stem through claw. PCGS graded MS-62 O-120, Rarity-3. Attractive blue and gold toning. In this variety, the reverse ("P") has 5 berries, but only the two lowest ones below the branch have stems. The Lower right base of F is missing. The point of the leaf is below I, just left of center. A star point is attached to the front of the beak. There are vertical die defect lines from the left corner of the shield to the scroll, and another from the right corner points to the inner curve of the eagle's wing. There is also a faint crack from the top of the first A in AMERICA curving through M, with a faint one from the edge above M.
A lustrous, original toned specimen of the kind of quality one likes to describe for bidders of this actively collected Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle design for the half dollar. Remaining luster blends easily with lighter highlights on the topmost features. Deeper toning resides around the legends and stars. Pop 19; 32 finer (PCGS # 6071) .
Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000.
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| Realized $9,200 |
