1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-106, T-4. Rarity-3. Knobbed 6, Small Stars. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. A lovely example of both the type and die pairing, both sides retain ample satin luster to predominantly brilliant surfaces. Light to moderate toning is generally reserved for the peripheries, and it is most vivid and varied along the right borders. Sharply defined in most areas from a well centered strike, this endearing Choice AU is sure to please even the most discerning bidder. Tompkins Die Stage 2/1.<p>This beautiful and highly significant coin ranks CC#3 for the 1806 O-106 dies, per the listing in Tompkins (2015): 65; 63; 58; 58; 58; 55. The MS-65 has apparently not appeared at auction, at least not in recent years, since it is not listed in the Spring 2022 revision to Stephen J. Herrmans AMBPR for Bust half dollars. The MS-63 is the Queller-Gardner specimen, PCGS/CAC, which also appeared in our Baltimore Auction of November 2011, lot 2247. As the only Knobbed 6, Small Stars AU-58 of any die pairing approved by CAC, this coin is arguably the finest circulated 1806 O-106 half dollar. It would serve with distinction in the finest specialized collection or advanced type set. PCGS# 39306. NGC ID: 24EJ. From our Baltimore Auction of October 2018, lot 491; Heritages Long Beach Signature Auction of January-February 2019, lot 3607; Sheridan Downeys Fixed Price List of November 2019.
