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1806 50C 6 Over Inverted 6 MS63 NGC....
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Description
Finest Known 1806 Over Inverted 6 Half Dollar
O-111, MS63
Ex: Eliasberg
1806 50C 6 Over Inverted 6 MS63 NGC. Ex: Eliasberg. O-111,
R.3. This curiously blundered date shows the digit 6 first punched
in upside down, then correctly entered. It is also commonly (but
technically incorrect) known as an 1806/9. This piece is from the
legendary Eliasberg Collection. In addition to the finest known of
this popular variety, it is also from a scarce die state. The
Eliasberg catalog elaborates on the die state information:"On the obverse, a light die crack from the border bisects the digit 8 and continues through Liberty's shoulder and neck. This crack continues very faintly to the hair behind the ear.
"The reverse has a very faint die crack from rim to rim through the top of E in UNITED, however, it does not have the normally seen massive rim break over this letter. A break is seen at the U of the same word, a break connects the branch stem to the tail of the eagle, and another goes from the right-side rim to the top wing feather to the nearest cloud. Very few are know in this die state. Sheridan Downey informed the cataloguer that he was only aware of six other examples."
The surfaces of this finest known example have smooth, multi-layered patina primarily in shades of gray and blue with occasional accents of magenta and golden around the devices. The luster is satiny and gives the toning extra vibrancy on each side. Curiously, the devices are both fully defined in some areas and weak in others. For instance, the feathers above the shield on the reverse (normally seen weak) are fully defined, but the right (facing) wing and adjoining cloud are soft. The central obverse devices are well defined overall as are the left obverse stars. A magnificent and unimprovable example of this popular "overdate" early half.
Ex: Eliasberg II (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 1689.(Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# CZEY, PCGS# 6078, GSID# 6135)
Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
ASW: 0.38676oz
Mintage: 839,576
Auction Info
2008 July-August Baltimore, MD (ANA) US Coin Signature Auction #1114 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Jul-Aug, 2008
30th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
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