1795 50C Small Head MS(PCGS#6054)
1795 50C Small Head MS (PCGS#6054)
November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2072
- 等级
- VF35
- 价格
- 110,923
- 详细说明
- Tompkins Die Stage 1/2. Three distinct die marriages comprise the Small Head subtype of the 1795 half dollar that features a smaller bust of Liberty; O-126(a), O-127(a), and O-128. Each variety employs a unique obverse die, which were most likely made by assistant engraver John Smith Gardner from an obverse hub prepared by engraver Robert Scot. Overton-126a, represented here, is the late state of O-126 and identifiable by a light reverse die crack from the border outside the letters ED in UNITED that, in Tompkins Reverse Die Stage 2 represented here, extends lightly to the border below the left ribbon end to form a retained cud. This pleasing mid grade survivor is softly struck at isolated high points, similar to the Tompkins plate coin, but is well centered on the planchet and retains suitably bold definition that allows full appreciation of the design. Light silver gray patina overall with enhancing blushes of olive-gray at the borders. A bit glossy in texture, and also with a few marks in the right obverse field, but the scarcity and desirability of the Small Head subtype will result in keen bidder interest in this offering.