1900 50C, CAM PR(PCGS#86547)

1900 50C, CAM PR (PCGS#86547)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1900 Barber Half Dollar. Proof-65+ Cameo (PCGS). Frosted motifs and mirrored fields make for a lively cameo contrast. Largely brilliant centers with bold gold and crimson at the dentils on both sides. One of 912 proofs of the date produced. An impressive Cameo Gem with an equally impressive pedigree. As to Adolph Menjou, he was a second-level Hollywood movie actor who collected coins casually. His name was added to a couple of sales, the first by Numismatic Gallery (Abe Kosoff and Abner Kreisberg), which was really the Jacob Shapiro consignment, although he wanted to remain anonymous. Some Menjou coins were included, and the catalog was named accordingly. We are not aware of the circumstances surrounding the 1957 sale mentioned here. Probably it was more of the same - a famous name on a consignment largely from someone else. Provenance: From Kreisberg-Schulman's sale of the Adolphe Menjou Collection, Part II, January 1957; our sale of the Teich Family Collection, November 2011 Baltimore Auction, lot 5230. PCGS Population: 2; 34 finer in this category (Proof-67+ Cameo finest). PCGS# 86547. NGC ID: 24P4. Click here for certification details from PCGS.