1805 50C
1806/5 50C Large Stars

1805/4 50C O-101 (Regular Strike)

Series: Draped Bust Half Dollars 1796-1807

PCGS MS65

PCGS MS65

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PCGS MS64

PCGS MS64

PCGS AU58+

PCGS AU58+

PCGS #:
39290
Designer:
Robert Scot
Edge:
Lettered: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR
Diameter:
32.50 millimeters
Weight:
13.50 grams
Mintage:
211,722
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
Auction Record:
$192,000 • MS65 • 01-15-2023 • Heritage Auctions

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 MS65 PCGS grade

Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1681, $82,500 - Heritage 8/1998:6598, $101,500 - D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part I - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2015:1109, $111,625 - Jim O’Neal Collection
2 MS64 estimated grade

"Colonel" E.H.R. Green Collection - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & B.G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Eric P. Newman, who paid $40 - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 11/2013:33423, $152,750 - Oliver Jung Collection - Heritage 8/2014:5583, $152,945.05 - An Important New York Collection - Heritage 6/2018:3949, $111,000
3 MS62 PCGS grade

Stack's 3/1998:487, $33,000 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II - Heritage 10/2014:98462, $70,500 - Dr. Charles Link Collection
4 MS60 estimated grade
5 AU58+ PCGS grade

Bowers & Merena 7/2003:1390, $13,225 - Earlyhalves Collection (PCGS Set Registry)
6 AU58 PCGS grade

Stack’s, sold privately in 2/1974 - Queller Family Collection - Stack's 10/2002:35, $12,650 - Chicago Collection (PCGS Set Registry)
6 AU58 PCGS grade
8 AU50 PCGS grade

Frank Collection
#1 MS65 PCGS grade

Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1681, $82,500 - Heritage 8/1998:6598, $101,500 - D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part I - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2015:1109, $111,625 - Jim O’Neal Collection
#2 MS64 estimated grade

"Colonel" E.H.R. Green Collection - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & B.G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Eric P. Newman, who paid $40 - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 11/2013:33423, $152,750 - Oliver Jung Collection - Heritage 8/2014:5583, $152,945.05 - An Important New York Collection - Heritage 6/2018:3949, $111,000
#3 MS62 PCGS grade

Stack's 3/1998:487, $33,000 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part II - Heritage 10/2014:98462, $70,500 - Dr. Charles Link Collection
#4 MS60 estimated grade
#5 AU58+ PCGS grade

Bowers & Merena 7/2003:1390, $13,225 - Earlyhalves Collection (PCGS Set Registry)
#6 AU58 PCGS grade

Stack’s, sold privately in 2/1974 - Queller Family Collection - Stack's 10/2002:35, $12,650 - Chicago Collection (PCGS Set Registry)
#6 AU58 PCGS grade
#8 AU50 PCGS grade

Frank Collection
Ron Guth:

The Overton 101 1805/4 Half Dollar features one of two different overdate obverses known from this year. Both obverses show a clear overdate, so neither is favored over the other, except when paired with a reverse in a more scarce die combination. In this case, the 1805/4 Overton 101 is listed as a Rarity 3 (201 to 500 known). Until recently, the finest known example was the NGC MS65 Eliasberg coin. However, a challenger arose in the form of the Gem example from the Eric P. Newman collection, which sold in November 2013 for a record $152,750. It appears that any 1805 O-101 Half Dollar above Extremely Fine is a Condition Census candidate.

LOT 1109 1805/4 Draped Bust Half Dollar