1894-O 50C MS(PCGS#6469)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1376

等级

MS68

价格

471,901

详细说明

Finest Known 1894-O Half Dollar The Clapp-Eliasberg-Miller Specimen Acquired Directly from the New Orleans Mint in November 1894 1894-O Barber Half Dollar. MS-68 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. We first offered this incredible Superb Gem in our (Bowers and Merena's) April 1997 sale of the Eliasberg Collection, where it was cataloged as: "Lustrous, frosty surfaces with delicate champagne toning at the center changing to splashes of gold and blue at the rims. A simply elegant example of an issue which is a major condition rarity at this grade level. The superb aesthetic quality makes it even more so. We are not aware of its equal anywhere. A very exciting piece that will no doubt be constantly admired by its new owner." Today, 23 years later, we still have not seen this coin's equal among 1894-O half dollars. It owes its existence at such an extraordinary level of preservation to John M. Clapp, one of the earliest proponents of collecting United States coinage by mintmark. Soon after publication of Augustus G. Heaton's seminal work Mint Marksin 1893, Clapp began acquiring Mint State examples of yearly coinage by writing directly to the mints. He obtained this half dollar from the New Orleans facility in November 1894. Preserved with the utmost care ever since, this 1894-O is a centerpiece in the Larry H. Miller Collection, and it will serve as such in the cabinet of its next fortunate owner. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. Earlier ex John M. Clapp, acquired directly from the New Orleans Mint in November 1894; John H. Clapp; Clapp estate, 1942; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 2071. PCGS Population: 1; 0 finer. CAC Population: 1; 0. PCGS# 6469. NGC ID: 24LP. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Click here to see Coins in Motion. [“Coins]