Ex Dr. Charles Link, Lance Keigwin and Troy Nelson (Allgood) collections. A third appearance of this majestic coin in my auctions. Dr. Link purchased it from me at the April 2013 Central States show. In 2021 he consigned it to MB 52, where Lance Keigwin prevailed at $6,711. Lance parted with his prize in August 2024, allowing Troy Nelson to bulldoze and bludgeon his competitors in MB 58 with a winning bid of $9,020. The Link-Allgood provenance is noted on the PCGS label. I repeat the apt description from MB 52. A flat-out stunning bust half-dollar! Vibrant luster and iridescent toning set the eye appeal rating at 10 out of 10. (Dr. Link’s private notes indicate A+.) There is a paucity of mint state examples of this R.4 die pair. Herrman lists the raw MS 65 prooflike Buddy Byers coin at no.1, placing the Link coin at no.2 in the Condition Census. [I suspect that Troy Nelson found a way to acquire the Byers’ coin.] You should preview this coin before bidding, if only for educational purposes. Estimate: $7,000 and up.
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