1820/19 50C Overdate.

MikeKing · June 27, 2008

ALL the 1820's are sleepers. Big time sleepers. Collectors just do NOT understand their scarcity. They are scarce, period, end of story. Especially the overdates.

I found this one in a PCGS 40 holder. Try to find one like this at that grade level. I challenge you!

It's true to the grade, and I like this coin very much.

The 1820/19 Square 2 overdate is supposed to be of a rarity greater than that of the overdate with the 2 having a Curled base. At least, from looking at auction archives, this roughly (for all grades, using Heritage auctions for the past 2 years, I found about twice as many curled 2's offered than the square base 2's) seems to be the case, though, finding them without damage from cleaning is difficult in either case.

The square based overdate at one time was thought to be an 1820/18/19, later 'determined' to be 1820/19, but then again, Souders discusses the possibility of it indeed being an 1820/18/19 overdate, and his questions about it make sense.

The projected mintage (for both the Overton 101 and 102), according to Souders, is 187,780, and he believes that combined, there are only about 1100-1300 extant.

This is the O-101, the square based 1820/19, and the base of the 1 is clearly seen below the bottom of the 2. You can see the remnants of the 9 within the 0.

A spectacular coin. It has everything going for it at this grade level.

$680 includes registered mail + insurance