1849 50C WB-6, FS-301 Dramatically Doubled Date MS(PCGS#409890)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7225

Grade

XF45

Price

2,760

Lot Description

1849 Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-6, FS-301. Rarity-5. Repunched Date. EF-45 (PCGS). Untoned silver gray surfaces are boldly defined overall with appreciable luster remaining to both sides. WB-6 is a scarce and highly desirable variety of the 1849 half dollar issue, readily attributable by bold repunching to all four digits in the date. Bill Bugert (2016) describes this variety as follows: "This die marriage is a naked eye rarity, popular, and a key variety in the series. It has one of the most dramatically repunched dates....Most are seen in low grades but a small number exist in nice AU. Finding one of these in any condition would be a centerpiece of a Liberty Seated half dollar collection." Our first offering for this variety in more than five years, this attractive Choice EF stands tall among the Liberty Seated half dollars in the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS Population (WB-6 attribution only): just 2; with a further two finer (both AU-50). PCGS# 409890. Click here for certification details from PCGS.