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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8528924, member: 101855&quot;]I saw this piece at the Summer FUN show and really liked it. The trouble is the price was really high, in part because it&#039;s the finest known example of a rare Overton half dollar variety. The trouble is the coin is a bear to photograph. None of the photos I&#039;ve taken so far make the coin look as good as it does in person. Here are the angle shots.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1507196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1507197[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin currently resides in a PCGS AU-58 holder. When it was last sold at auction, it was in an NGC MS-62 holder. The buyer or subsequent owner cracked it out and lost the bet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the Heritage photos from when it was last sold as an MS-62.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1507198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1507199[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the rarity part. This is an Overton 120, Tompkins 1795 T-4. It is rated as an R-6+ with 16 to 17 known. There could be a couple more.</p><p><br /></p><p>This AU-58 is the finest known for the variety by a wide margin. The #2 coin is in an EF, cleaned holder. The next three coins are tied at VF-30.</p><p><br /></p><p>If this were a large cent with that rarity, there is no way that I could have afforded it. Half dollar die varieties are far less popular. And I have to admit it. I will never be a collector who collecting half dollar die varieties. So some might think that the piece is &quot;wasted&quot; on me. </p><p><br /></p><p>And why is this coin so rare? The obverse die failed soon after it was put into service. There was a die crack through the &quot;7&quot; in the date that grew progressively larger. You can see it forming on this piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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