1815/2 50C MS(PCGS#6108)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2088

等级

AU58

价格

127,988

详细说明

Die State 101.2. A visually appealing example of this eagerly sought overdate, with steel-olive and russet peripheral iridescence that gives way to virtual brilliance toward the centers. The in hand appearance is further enhanced by substantial traces of mint luster in a bright frosty texture. The dies are in a later state and show considerable evidence of clashing, as well as the diagnostic reverse cracks of the O-101a attribution, though the design remains sharply defined throughout.<p>The half dollar was the most popular denomination with bullion depositors through at least the middle decades of the 19th century, although the Mint was caught unprepared by the renewed demand after the War of 1812 in February of 1815 and did not have any 1815-dated dies on hand. To allow coinage to resume as soon as possible, Mint employees retrieved an unused 1812-dated die, punched a 5 over the 2, and used this obverse to strike approximately 47,150 1815/2 half dollars. Overton-101 is the only known die marriage of this issue, although it comes in early and late states, the latter identifiable by peripheral die cracks on the reverse. While enough examples of both the O-101 and O-101a die states have survived to make both varieties readily obtainable, the lack of any other die marriages means that the 1815/2 is scarce compared to all other dates in the Capped Bust half dollar series. This Choice AU example is a superior quality survivor that is just shy of Condition Census for the O-101a die state per the listing in the Autumn 2025 revision to Stephen J. Herrman's AMBPR for Bust half dollars.