Mail Bid Auction 58

Auction ends on August 7, 2024 6:00 pm CDT



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Lot Number 81

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1820/19 Sq. Base 2 - O.101 R.1 PCGS AU 55

A beautifully impressed, fully lustrous example. Note, especially, all 13 stars with center points and exquisite detail in Liberty’s curls. Shallow drift marks, noticeable on the reverse, are of mint origin but probably cost this coin 3 grading points. Refining techniques were less than perfect in the 1820s. I recall my first effort to complete an AU date set of capped bust halves. Two holes went unfilled. The 1815 was too expensive. A nice 1820 was the dickens to find. Some things haven’t changed over the past 40 years!

Estimate: $2,800 to $3,500

Auction Ended

High Bid	Maximum Bid	Total Price
$2,900 Reserve met	$2,900	$3,190

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Sheridan Downey, Numismatist
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