6/12/26 1:14 PM
Gold: $4,224.36
Silver: $68.10
Platinum: $1,707.13
Palladium: $1,279.22
G/S: 62.03
Pt/G: 0.40
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Lot Title: 1824/1 O-101 PCGS PR-63
Lot Number: 725
Description: The Opa Collection. Overton-101, perfect dies. CATALOGER'S NOTE: This description expresses opinion and conjecture on the cataloger's part, the purpose being not to disseminate facts nor scholarly discourse, but rather to elicit further discussion and research. Neither PCGS nor NGC, nor any other grading service that the cataloger could research, has ever certified a proof half-dollar dated 1824/1 (or even 1824, for that matter) prior to submission of this astonishing discovery coin, making this a unique proof across all grade levels. The PCGS population report does list a single prooflike 1824/1 O-101 off of perfect dies (given that it was not attributed as state "a"), and others have been described as "prooflike" or "somewhat prooflike" in past sales although not so-certified. In the latter die-state, one would observe a narrow die-crack connecting the tops of UNITED on the reverse -- not present here. Further review of photos of the lone certified prooflike example affirms its early die-state, but more importantly, prohibits it from being the coin you are reviewing now. Notably, one characteristic that sets today's subject apart from all others is the extreme precision of strike which has lifted up the most minute, threadlike details in Liberty's hair trailing beneath the edge of the Liberty cap. Extreme sharpness like this on an open-collar production could only be achieved by multiple strikes, serving as impetus #1 for calling this coin a proof. That being said, the strike was still unable to erupt to full relief the details within the eagle's left (observed) talon nor the neighboring stem, and with the top of "50" also slightly weak, it is possible that while being polished and prepared to receive an impression, the flan was thinned slightly in this area. Of course, this part of the reverse design falls due opposite the rounded cheek on the obverse. Curiously, a brief area beneath "TA" and above "LUR" seems a trifle shallow as well and all of this discussion is to put forth the possibility of planchet made slightly irregular from polishing.
PCGS #: 917255
Estimate: $75,000-$90,000
Lot Status: This lot is not yet open for bidding.

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1824/1 O-101 PCGS PR-63
1824/1 O-101 PCGS PR-63
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