1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-119a, T-27. Rarity-5. Pointed 6, Stem Through Claw. VF-25 (PCGS).This is a suitably lustrous coin for the assigned grade, the protected areas around and among many of the design elements retaining much of the original satin to softly frosted finish. Predominantly brilliant, vivid reddish-gold toning is confined to the obverse periphery. Bluntness of strike along the back of Libertys head and at the eagles head, breast and right wing is characteristic of this variety, which is plentiful in an absolute sense by Draped Bust half dollar standards. The late die state attributed as Overton-119a offered here is scarce, however, with a tentative rating of Rarity-5 in the Spring 2019 revision to the Herrman AMBPR. Tompkins Die Stage 3/4.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection.
