Lot Number 5
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1806 E over A - O.124 R.6 PCGS Genuine - Surface Damage
A handsomely toned XF-AU coin formerly in the collection of Charlton Meyer, Jr. In terms of sharpness it is the finest known, at least two notches above Don Frederick’s scratched and cleaned “PCGS Genuine, XF details.” The obverse is marred by several small pits from a pointed instrument. Meyer, captivated by the detail, eye appeal and rarity of the coin, acquired it from Jim O’Donnell during the 1990 ANA Convention. It went unsold in my July 30, 2008 sale of Meyer’s Selected Rarities (lot 13) against an estimate of $6,000 to $9,000. The coin stayed in Louisiana when Tim Osborne acquired it privately after the sale. Tompkins places the coin at no.1 in his “Top Ten Pictorial Census,” page 331 of his 2015 reference work on early half-dollars. Est. $3,000 and up
