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1827 50C Square Base 2, O-116a, High R.5, MS63 PCGS....
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$3,904.00
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Description
1827 O-116a Half Dollar, MS63
Finest Late Die State
Second Finest of the Variety
1827 50C Square Base 2, O-116a, High R.5, MS63 PCGS. Ex:
Meyer-Link. BHNC Die State 116.3. Both sides feature brilliant
silver luster beneath delicate champagne toning that deepens to
apricot, gold, and blue at the borders. The obverse has a delicate
die crack through the upper points of star 2 toward the neck and
another from star 11 to the hair curls. This example is the finest
of the rare late die state and the second finest of the variety.
Sheridan Downey found this piece at the pre-ANA show in Pittsburgh
in 1989 and sold it to Charlton Meyer, Jr. over the phone.Ex: Sheridan Downey (8/1989); Charlton Meyer, Jr. (Sheridan Downey, 7/2008), lot 38; Dr. Charles Link; Liberty Rare Coins (8/20/2020); FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2025), lot 3374.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24FN, Variety PCGS# 39712, Base PCGS# 6144, Greysheet# 194265)
Weight: 13.48 grams
Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Auction Info
2026 January 14 - 17 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction #1390 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2026
14th-17th
Wednesday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 14
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