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Item: 1839 Half Dollar Reeded Edge Large Letters, AU +/Light Clean

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Category: Coins > Half Dollars > Capped Bust

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PCGS: 006179

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Price: $1,030

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The Midwest Summer Sale 2025 View Lots
7/18/2025 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #825 - 1838 No Drapery Small Stars NGC MS-62
Hammer: $950
Dimes-Liberty Seated
Haley von Perkins Consignment. A ridiculously attractive combination of royal purple waves along with a mild rose backdrop give the obverse of this 1838 Small Stars Seated Liberty dime a truly unique appeal. Traces of nearly identical tones cling to the peripheries of the reverse and teams with ample luster throughout this wholly original specimen. NGC has graded this particular example as MS-62 and it is more than adequate for the assigned grade. This handsome type example could be a great candidate for CAC (ck).

The Collectors' Auction View Lots
11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #550 - 1909-S NGC MS-66
Hammer: $17,500
Gold $20-Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
13 graded MS-66, zero higher at NGC. Not so many years ago, 1909-S was considered rare in high grade until a hoard of better examples entered the market and helped increase the supply of gem examples. That said, this spectacular coin, showing exceptional copper-gold color, exceeds the gem grade by a full point at NGC, and places it smack dab into the discussion of finest-known pieces at that grading company (PCGS claims two higher graded examples).

Close inspection reveals superbly frosted surfaces and a lack of major marks; the cataloger suggests the one lone depression down the left edge of Liberty's gown may be the most noticeable. On the reverse, what appears at first to be a micro pinscratch could actually be an interesting strikethrough, which could then be of significant interest as a provenance marker for a coin this scarce. An exquisite, much better date within the series that would be almost impossible to beat in terms of quality.