1839 HALF DOLLAR -
CAPPED BUST
(see also 1839 Half Dollar -
Seated Liberty)
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,392,976
Proofs: est. 10
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 206.25
grains (13.36 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia)
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Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-65's.
The "Small Letters" example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5992, illustrated, sold for $3,335.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8377, illustrated,
sold for $3,910.00
NGC MS-63. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
,
Lot 467, "Reeded Edge", illustrated, sold for $2,530.00
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite
Coin Auction, May 25- 27, Lot 2561, sold for $20,700.00
PCGS MS-62. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8376, illustrated,
sold for $1,725.00
Extremely Fine to About
Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 988, not plated, sold for
$97.75
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, January 2002" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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