Sheridan Downey Coins

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Date	Variety	Rarity	Grade	Description	Price
Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Half-Dollars, 1801-1807
1806/5	O.101	R.3	PCGS AU 50	Cert. no. 43607843. Untoned. Luster stronger through stars and legend. Evenly struck with most breast feathers showing. From Southwest Numismatic Corp., Aug. 22, 1971.	$3,150	Email Me
1806 Pt. 6, Stem	O.120a	R.4	PCGS AU 53	Cert. no. 43698478. Thin halo of copper toning through dentils, otherwise brilliant. Strong luster for a "53" and well struck throughout. Private purchase during the July 1979 ANA Convention.	$2,900	Email Me
Capped Bust Half-Dollars, 1807-1836
1808 O.110a	O.110a	R.4+	PCGS VF 35	NEW. Light grey and decently struck, as are most from this rare die pair. Very choice for the grade. Last offered in my Sept. 2017 FPL at $700. My records show multiple orders. I'll try this one at an even more tantalizing price!	$650	Sale Pending Email Me
1809	O.103	R.2	PCGS AU 58 CAC	Superbly toned in subtle shades of iridescent grey, gold, rose and turquoise. The softly struck eagle's head and upper left wing are standard for the die pair. Color, eye appeal and originality are a winning trio - confirmed by CAC's seal of approval.	$3,250	Email Me
1811/10	O.101	R.1	NGC MS 63	Glorious gold and iridescent turquoise toning encases the obverse and reverse. Cartwheel luster rolls under the patina. The coin comes from an old time collection uncovered in 2020 by The Scotsman (St. Louis, MO.) and offered at its Nov. 2021 auction. The entire collection was graded and encapsulated by NGC. There is a never ending demand for high grade examples of the 1811/10. Those with colorful toning are especially prized.	$10,500	Email Me
1813	O.103	R.1	PCGS XF 40	Later die state, reflected by the weak rims and absence of dentils. Soft grey toning with all devices framed by mint luster. Superior eye appeal. Crossed to PCGS from an NGC capsule attesting to the XF 40 grade.	$495	Email Me
1814 E/A	O.108a	R.1	PCGS AU 55	A "common" die pair yet SO hard to find in grades above VF. Clashed dies and a softly struck eagle are hallmarks of the variety. Subtle splashes of blue and russet intermingle in the fields and devices. You will love the nearly mark-free surfaces. A quality coin for a discerning collector. Ex Heritage's Jan. 2014 FUN Sale.	$4,500	Email Me
1817 Punctuated Date	O.103	R.2	PCGS AU 55	PRICE REDUCED! Strong cartwheel luster rolls across the smooth, untoned surfaces. The punctuation mark between 1 and 7 is sharp. A light, vertical toning streak crosses the right side of the eagle. Choice AU examples of this Red Book variety never go unnoticed. This one brought $4,700 in Legend's Sept. 2018 sale of The Konstantine Collection.	$3,795	Email Me
1817 Punctuated Date	O.103	R.2	PCGS Gold Shield AU 55	Pale grey toning with just the right dose of cartwheel luster. The strike is generally balanced though some weakness shows in the eagle's claws and neck. The centers are framed by high, well separated dentils. Having two choice AU examples of this popular Red Book variety at the same time is a rare and welcome event.	$3,650	Email Me
1818/7 Small 8	O.102a	R.2	PCGS MS 61	An original crust of antique grey toning cavorts with iridescent flashes of aqua and crimson through the stars and legend. This is a connoisseur's coin with full, caky luster. The sole impediment, denyng the coin a choice uncirculated designation, is a scuff at the tip of Liberty's bust, extending into the dentils. Exceptional eye appeal for an "MS 61." The coin brought $6,600 when Stack's-Bowers offered it as part of the Abigail Collection in April 2022, lot 2095.	$5,500	Email Me
1819	O.110	R.4	PCGS AU 58	Even light grey toning. Slightly (for the grade) subdued cartwheel luster. Not a match for Keith Davignon's AU 58 that brought $4,406 in MB 38 but a nice, high grade example of this scarce die pair. Last offered in Bowers & Ruddy's August 22, 1978 ANA sale. PCGS cert # 43607884. TrueView photo copied and displayed here.	$1,625	Email Me
1820/19 Curl Base 2	O.102	R.1	PCGS AU 58	Stone grey toning, obverse and reverse, with full cartwheel luster and distinctly prooflike surfaces on the reverse. Minor ticks from short term circulation may have denied this one a CAC sticker. It is an old friend. I purchased it at a Heritage auction in 2014 (at $3,525) and sold it to Dr. Tom Sears. Though more common than its square base 2 sibling, no high grade 1820, overdate or not, is to be ignored. Only the 1807 and 1815 mintages are lower in the Capped Bust series. Six of the eight Overton die varieties are also Red Book varieties.	$3,500	Email Me
1824/1	O.102	R.5+	Raw VF 25	NEW. From the Windsor Collection, purchased in May 2004. I neglected to send the coin to PCGS with a large group of "slabable" coins. The `24-102 is a significantly rare die pair. Check your AMBPR for confirmation. The few high grade pieces are 5-figure coins. This example is a strong VF. I waffled between VF 25 and VF 30. It is a virtual twin to the PCGS graded, CAC approved VF 30 offered in MB 46, Jan. 2018, lot 48 @ $2,970. (That coin mysteriously appeared in an Internet session of Heritage's Sept. 2023 sale, lot 93257; without hype or description it sold for a bargain price, $1,200.) The Windsor coin is an altogether pleasing example with original light grey toning and virtually blemish-free surfaces. The accompanying photo does it justice.	$1,500	Email Me
1824/4	O.110	R.1	PCGS AU 58	Silver-grey with cartwheel luster. Evenly struck with smooth, mark-free surfaces. Last found in Ray and Phil Hinkelman's March 2017 price list at $2,500.	$2,000	Email Me
1825	O.109	R.4+	PCGS XF 40 CAC	NEW. It was 1985 or thereabouts when Richard Pugh called my attention to the fact that rare die marriages generally lack eye appeal. Why? Because so many were struck from worn or otherwise defective dies. Here is a happy exception. The `25-109 is a particularly tough R.4+ (recently demoted from R.5). Despite a generally soft impression, the original "look" of this example and a generous helping of luster earned the coin a green CAC sticker. It was last offered in Heritage's Feb. 2018 sale, bringing $780.	$650	Email Me
1825	O.109	R.4+	PCGS XF 45	NEW. A key to anyone's die variety set of 1825s, behind the prohibitively rare 1825 O.118. Antique toning, sparkles of luster and pleasing surfaces support the choice XF designation. Alluring eye appeal is unusual for this issue.	$675	Email Me
1826	O.115a	R.5	NC XF 45	NEW. Rare die state with a die break from Liberty's drapery, through stars 1-7, to rim above top of cap. Ex Skidway Island Collection (John Fitzgibbon), Heritage March 2015, lot 7475 at $646. A particularly handome example with attractive toning and exemplary surfaces. Luster survives through the stars and legend.	$595	Email Me
1827/6	O.101	R.1	PCGS MS 62	Basically untoned with full luster and hints of an ancient russet patina. The overdate feature is distinct. An old friend. I recall parting with it at the 2016 summer ANA Convention in Anaheim.	$3,100	Sale Pending Email Me
1829	O.114 Prime	R.6?	PCI EF 40	NEW. For you die state enthusiasts! A2 and A3 are NOT filled on this rare early die state. Herrman's March 2025 edition of AMBPR reflects the BHNC notion that only a dozen or so examples are known. The coin offers high rims and crisply defined dentils, consistent with the die state. Weakness in the eagle's left wing and claws is a puzzle. Silver-grey with a toning spot at the date.	$250	Sale Pending Email Me
1830 Large Letters	O.114	R.5	PCGS VF 30	NEW. An old friend. Last offered in my April 2020 FPL. Silver-grey toning with occasional sparkles of luster in protected areas. There will be no quarrel with the assigned grade. The surfaces display a few ticks from circulation. I won't belabor the desireability and rarity of this issue. Die variety and Red Book collectors vie for examples whenever they appear. VF coins regularly bring between $3,000 and $4,000. Check your AMBPR.	$3,250	Email Me
1831	O.107	R.3	NGC XF 45	Even medium grey toning. Softness at the lower drapery lines and motto opposite.	$220	Email Me
1831	O.120	R.6-	PCGS Gen. VF Details	NEW. Don Gunnet discovered the variety in 1970, too late for Al Overton to include in his 2nd Edition. When I entered the bust-half domain a dozen years later, the “1831-DG-1” population stood at 10. It’s taken 43 years to reach 20 or so. Heritage identified the Southeast Kansas Collection (Rex and Cindy Phillips) as the consignor of this coin in its Aug. 2018 Denver ANA sale where lot 5030 realized $5,170. The description is apt: The surfaces are smooth but lightly cleaned, although they remain pleasingly toned and suffer little from the effects. This is an entirely suitable representative of the O-120 die pair, sure to see spirited bidding. The bulge in the left obverse field helps explain the early removal of the die from service and its current-day rarity. It also allows for quick attribution. A rare opportunity to acquire a very rare die marriage!	$4,400	Email Me
1832	O.106	R.1	NGC AU 50	Soft luster glistens beneath a natural grey patina. Near mark-free surfaces. A handsome coin.	$375	Email Me
1832 Sm. Lets	O.111	R.1	PCGS OGH AU 58	Silver-grey obverse with a hint of friction. The spectacular, uncirculated reverse displays undisturbed luster beneath a blanket of iridescent pale cobalt and rose toning. An eye-catching 1832, last offered in my May 1996 Mail Bid Sale No. 17, lot 63. Fron the collection of Tim Osborne.	$825	Email Me
1832 Dash Date	O.112	R.2	PCGS MS 62	Strong luster under an antique grey patina. Original. Later die state. The surfaces are exceptionally smooth for the assigned grade. PCGS cert# 35640505.	$1,250	Email Me
1833	O.106	R.2	NGC MS 62	A pretty one! Even tan and gold toning with abundant underlying luster. Solid for the grade, the reverse being especially nice. Lovely surfaces, decently struck, with a full motto.	$1,350	Email Me
1833	O.108	R.1	PCGS MS 62	A thoroughly original "grey dirt" survivor. Booming luster rolls beneath the protective patina. Well struck to boot. In all, a rock solid mint state coin fit for a top flight date or variety set.	$1,390	Email Me
1833	O.109	R.1	NGC AU 58	Luster sparkles under original antique grey toning. The reverse is exquisitely detailed. Some weakness at the obverse rims. Exceptionally nice surfaces. You must hunt for any signs of friction and will likely come up empty. In all, a high end "58."	$795	Email Me
1833	O.109	R.1	PCGS MS 62	Shimmering luster enhances the iridescent grey toning. Sharply struck save for Liberty's lowest drapery lines and the dentils opposite. The surfaces are remarkably free of contact marks. A single hairline under the R of Pluribus is the sole impediment to perfection.	$1,390	Sale Pending Email Me
1833	O.115	R.5	ICG EF 45 cleaned	NEW. Off the market since October 2008. The coin was dipped and lightly wiped. The surfaces are otherwise charming, nearly free of contact marks. The soft strike, of course, is ubiquitous on this charismatic variety. Before their short-term marriage both dies saw service with different partners: the obverse on the 1833 O.113, the reverse on the 1832 O.111. You veterans will recall the "`33-115" as one of the elite rarities listed in the little green BHNC Supplements issued in the gap between the publication of Overton's 1971 2nd edition and Don Parsley's 1990 revision. How often have you seen TWO 115s offered in the same price list?!	$800	Email Me
1833	O.115	R.5	PCGS Genuine (VF Details)	Ex Donald Frederick and Charlton E. Meyer, Jr. A classic rarity, unknown to Al Overton when he published his 1st and 2nd editions in 1967 and 1970. Don Frederick discovered the variety in 1972. Tim purchased this coin from Charlton Meyer shortly after Meyer acquired the incomparable PCGS MS 63 example, ex-Downey-Schertz-Parsley, in September 1999. Meyer told Tim that this coin came to him from Don Frederick, leaving open the question whether it was the Discovery Coin. It now appears that Don kept the lesser quality Discovery Coin (Fine details with altered surfaces) when he sold this coin to Meyer. Frederick’s notes on the discovery piece accompanied its sale by Heritage in April 2010, lot 3308. Dr. Charles Link was the winner, later consigning it to my Mail Bid Sale No. 43, August 2016, lot 72. The Frederick-Meyer-Osborne coin, offered here, has kraft envelope toning that nicely obscures hairlines from an improvident cleaning. The surfaces are otherwise free of distractions.	$900	Email Me
1834 Lg. Date, Sm. Lets.	O.107	R.1	PCGS AU 58	Brilliant with undiminished luster in the fields. Light gold toning highlights the stars and legend.	$775	Email Me
1836 50/00	O.116	R.2	PCGS MS 61	Another offering from the Millholland Collection, with the same original look and surfaces as the preceding 1810 O.104a. Unbroken, caky luster rolls across the fields and devices. Minor contact marks account for the conservative grade. The R.2 rarity rating is misleading when on the hunt for choice AU or Mint State examples of the "50 over 00." It takes but one hand for me to count the number of UNC examples I've handled.	$3,500	Email Me
1836 Bar Dot	O.121	R.5+	PCGS VF 35	NEW. The KEY to completing a set of 1836s. Even, medium grey toning blankets the wonderfully smooth surfaces. The grade is spot-on, falling a hair short of XF. A minuscule toning spot under the eagle's right claw identifies the coin. It brought $2,585 when Heritage offered it in its August 2017 Denver ANA Sale.	$1,950	Email Me
Donald L. Parsley Collection of Capped Bust Half-Dollars, 1807-1836
1823	O.109	R.5	ANACS EF 40 Details	An R.6 die pair in Overton's 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions. The `23-109 remains a great rarity in XF or better. An improvident cleaning knocks the value of this example down $1,000 or more. Parsley had to pay $2,695 for the coin in the mid-1990s. Even light grey toning.	$1,750	Email Me
1827 Sq. Base 2	O.124a	R.5	PCGS AU Details	An important coin with a distinguished pedigree. Henry Hilgard located the coin in the 1980s. He sold it to Charlton Meyer in March 1991 for $2,500. The coin next appeared in my Mail Bid Sale 34, lot 25, August 2009. Dr. Glenn Peterson prevailed at $2,558, When Dr. Peterson sent it to PCGS the graders concluded that it was (lightly) cleaned. It came back with its current Gold Seal label, noting the Overton attribution and the Peterson provenance. The coin was undoubtedly considered for a "straight grade" of AU 53 and may yet achieve that status in a future submission. It shows only light wear and retains generous portions of its original mint luster. In a private transaction, Dr. Peterson sold the coin to Don Parsley for $2,800 a few years ago. PCGS TrueView photo here: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/41100595.	$2,500	Email Me