Lot 522
Draped Bust Half Dollar. 1806. Pointed 6, stem not through claw. O-109a, R-4. NGC graded AU-58. Luster glows up from beneath the dark blue and gray toning on both sides. Struck from rusted dies, but sharp enough to bring up most of Liberty's curls and the stars over the eagle's head on the reverse. Although a fairly common variety, this later die state is scarcer. Curiously the engraver forgot to engrave the branch stem which normally is seen through the eagle's claw extending well below.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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| Realized $3,220 |
