1807 50C O-111b, Bearded Goddess Large Stars, 50/20 AU50 Certification #28524872, PCGS #39358

CAC Legend says: This lovely AU is among the finest known for this RARE and popular issue. While considered to be Rarity-5 by experts, there are not enough to satisfy demand, and anytime one appears at auction, regardless of condition, the collectors flock to it. This one has a pleasing silver-dove tone overall with accents of tan and gold. Much frost clings to the surfaces, giving it a pearly look. There are some minor friction lines, and perhaps a hairline or two, none that are distracting. The strike is decent for the variety, which is often softly impressed on the eagle’s wing. HA says: . Ex: Link. An unchallenged "demand rarity" of the early Capped Bust series -- and a star of the entire Lettered Edge half dollar series. The Bearded Goddess ranks high on the wantlists of innumerable Bust half and die anomaly enthusiasts. The 1807 O-111 variety is remarkable in many ways, not the least of which is its rarity in both the very early and very late die stages. The early die state is undoubtedly rarer, but the late-state Bearded Goddess wins the popularity contest hands down. Less notable but equally important, the denomination is blundered on the reverse, ostensibly a 5 over a mispunched 2, yet the real drawing card of this About Uncirculated coin is the long die crack that runs, Rasputin-like, between the chin and chest. Here, it is equally strong from the headband all the way toward the bottom rim, ending left of 1 in the date. A parallel crack curves through the left-hand stars. Mint luster remains in protected areas on both sides of this smoothly worn, silver-gray example, where it gleams at the margins and among the crevices of the central motifs. The devices are well-struck for the variety, visibly so on the wing with only occasional high point incompleteness elsewhere. Rare this nice, among the top half-dozen or so Bearded Goddess examples in the advanced die stage.