1839 50C No Drapery MS(PCGS#6230)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4183

等级

AU53

价格

32,204

详细说明

1839 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. No Drapery. WB-3. Rarity-5. AU-53 (PCGS). Minimally toned, appreciably lustrous AU quality for this eagerly sought issue. Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design came last to half dollars, three years after its introduction to dollars, two years after it first appeared on dimes and half dimes, and a year after it was first seen on quarter dollars. Half dollars since 1836 had displayed a Gobrecht reworking of the old design by John Reich, with a capped bust of Liberty on the obverse and eagle on the reverse. The reverse design was retained with slight modifications; in 1842, the size of the legend on the reverse increased notably, 1853 saw the brief use of a glory of rays around the eagle, and in the 1866 the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added. Of vital importance to type collectors, the No Drapery obverse design was used exclusively in 1839, and for only a portion of that year. With Breen having called any Mint State example "prohibitively rare," the significance of this offering of an attractive About Uncirculated example can hardly be overstated. Provenance: From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911. To view all items from the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911 click here. To view supplemental information pertaining to the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911 click here. PCGS# 6230. NGC ID: 24GK. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.