1806 50C Pointed 6, Stem MS(PCGS#6071)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4076

Grade

XF45

Price

1,680

Lot Description

This popular type issue in the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle series represents the first year in which the early United States Mint delivered large numbers of half dollars at the request of contemporary bullion depositors. The cessation of silver dollar coinage in early 1804 left the half dollar as the most convenient silver denomination for use in large transactions and as part of bullion reserves, and by calendar year 1806 the mintage of the latter had soared to 839,576 pieces. Tompkins Die Stage 1/3.