1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (New Orleans)
- Year
- 1838
- Rank
- 29 of 100
1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar
1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar by U.S. Mint (New Orleans) (1838) is ranked 29 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $70,500 on 14 January 2013. The first coin struck at the New Orleans Mint; a proof-only branch-mint rarity with ~12 survivors.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The first coin struck at the New Orleans Mint; a proof-only branch-mint rarity with ~12 survivors.
50c silver, Capped Bust, Reeded Edge, O mintmark, branch-mint proof, PCGS PR64
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $70,500
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 14 January 2013
Heritage Auctions, FUN, Jan 14 2013. Branch-mint proof 1838-O, PCGS PR64BM, realized $70,500. Ranked with the 1894-S dime and 1870-S dollar as a great American rarity.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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