1839 P50C Half Dollar Judd-93 Original, Pollock-105, R.7, PR66 PCGS. CAC....

Click the image to load the highest resolution version.

Sold on Jan 7, 2015 for:

$35,250.00 Bid Source: HA.com/Live bidder

Get one of these:

Share this lot

Track Item Printable Auction Results

Sell One of These

Description

Auction Info

Guides & Info

Description

1839 Original Half Dollar, Judd-93, PR66
Finest Certified, Possibly Sole Finest Known

1839 P50C Half Dollar Judd-93 Original, Pollock-105, R.7, PR66 PCGS. CAC. The obverse design resembles used on the 1839 gold eagles including the rounded forward bust truncation and pointed rear truncation, but the bust of Liberty faces right rather than left. The reverse employs the regular Small Letters die of the year. Per the authoritative USPatterns.com website, the Judd-93 coins are the only original patterns using this obverse die, of which perhaps seven survive today. (Several of those examples, however, are in institutional holdings.) Struck in silver with a reeded edge. This problem-free piece boasts incredible eye appeal on surfaces that show excellent preservation amid the beautiful medium blue tones around the peripheries with pale lavender centers on each side. This PR66 PCGS piece is possibly the sole finest known and apparently the finest certified. It is the finest at PCGS by two grade points; the finest at NGC is a single PR65 (11/14).
From The A. James Evans Collection, Part II.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2978, PCGS# 11396, Greysheet# 12061)

View all of [The A. James Evans Collection, Part II ]

View Certification Details from PCGS