1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-106, T-13. Rarity-3+. AU-50 (NGC). OH.This inviting example exhibits blended highlights of iridescent cobalt blue and pinkish-apricot to dominant pearl gray patina. Appreciably lustrous for the grade with bold detail where strike will allow, areas of softness are evident at the top and bottom of Libertys bust, rightmost clouds and stars on the reverse. Overton-106 is readily obtainable in an absolute sense by Draped bust half dollar standards, although the variety is conditionally challenging with most survivors grading no finer than VF. The handsome AU-50 offered here qualifies as Condition Census per the Tompkins listing of 2015. Tompkins Die Stage 3/2.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection.
