Sandon's Incidental Type Set
50c DRAPED BUST, LARGE EAGLE (1801-07)

Owner Comments:

This coin was sold to me in May 1998 as Lot 1446 of Part Two of the auction of the famous John Jay Pittman Collection. The late David Akers described it as follows:

"1805, O-106. Rarity-3. Fine. Cleaned, now with multicolored toning. Numerous light marks and hairlines consistent with the rather low grade. Purchased from Barney Bluestone's 97th sale, 6/27-28/47, Lot 1437, for $5."

The coins in the Pittman Collection were all sold uncertified, and many were undergraded by market standards. At lot viewing the coin appeared to grade at or near Extremely Fine to me, with areas of striking weakness at the back of Liberty's head and on the reverse clouds. The coin didn't look "cleaned" to me, but assuming that it was I considered it a net Very Fine in the type set album in which I kept it until I submitted it to NGC for certification in June 2022. NGC agreed with my original assessment. I took the photos prior to certification.