1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-121, T-29. Rarity-4. Pointed 6, Stem Through Claw. MS-63 (NGC).A visually appealing, technically superior Draped Bust half dollar irrespective of date or die pairing. Intensely lustrous surfaces are dressed in iridescent steel-gray, champagne-pink and powder blue toning that makes a lovely impression on the eye. The strike is not perfectly centered, but the denticulation is complete around both sides. Boldly to sharply struck throughout, and expectably smooth for the assigned grade, this coin is sure to catch the eye of advanced early half dollar enthusiasts. Tompkins Die Stage 3.<p>Overton-121 is a scarce die marriage in an absolute sense that develops into a significant condition rarity in Mint State. Writing in the 2015 reference <em>Early United States Half Dollars, Volume 1: 1794-1807</em>, Steve M. Tompkins provides a Condition Census for this variety of 64+, 58, 55, 55, 55, 50. The MS-64+ is also known to Stephen J. Herrman (Spring 2018 revision to AMBPR), and it most recently appeared as lot 479 in Ira & Larry Goldbergs Pre-Long Beach Sale of June 2014. Prior to the present offering, we were unaware of a second Mint State survivor from these dies. Occupying the CC#2 ranking for the 1806 O-121 variety, this is one of the most significant early half dollars that we have had the privilege of bringing to auction in recent years.
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