1846-O 50C Medium Date (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

PCGS MS65+

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PCGS MS64

PCGS #:: 6255

Designer:: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 30.00 millimeters

Weight:: 13.36 grams

Mintage:: 2,304,000

Mint:: New Orleans

Metal:: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $28,800 • MS65+ • 08-23-2024 • Stack's Bowers

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1846-O 50C Medium Date
1846-O 50C Tall Date

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	600	R-5.8	27 / 66 TIE	48 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	20	R-9.1	14 / 66 TIE	25 / 126 TIE
65 or Better	2	R-9.9	9 / 66 TIE	12 / 126 TIE

Survival Estimate
All Grades	600
60 or Better	20
65 or Better	2

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-5.8
60 or Better	R-9.1
65 or Better	R-9.9

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	27 / 66 TIE
60 or Better	14 / 66 TIE
65 or Better	9 / 66 TIE

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	48 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	25 / 126 TIE
65 or Better	12 / 126 TIE

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS65+ PCGS grade	Larry Whitlow and Mike Printz, sold privately in 1/2009 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 10/2014:98485, $18,800
2	MS65 estimated grade	Harlan P. Smith Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 5/1906 - John M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1936, $14,300 - Bowers & Merena 8/1999:203, $10,062.50
3	MS64 PCGS grade
3	MS64 PCGS grade	Stack's 12/1958:316 - Superior 8/1975:572 - James Bennett Pryor Collection - Bowers & Merena 1/1996:124 - Dick Osburn Collection - Stack's/Bowers 8/2011:7025, $3,162.50
3	MS64 PCGS grade
3	MS64 PCGS grade
7	MS63 PCGS grade
8	MS62 PCGS grade
8	MS62 PCGS grade
8	MS62 PCGS grade

#1 MS65+ PCGS grade

Larry Whitlow and Mike Printz, sold privately in 1/2009 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 10/2014:98485, $18,800

#2 MS65 estimated grade

Harlan P. Smith Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 5/1906 - John M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1936, $14,300 - Bowers & Merena 8/1999:203, $10,062.50

#3 MS64 PCGS grade

Stack's 12/1958:316 - Superior 8/1975:572 - James Bennett Pryor Collection - Bowers & Merena 1/1996:124 - Dick Osburn Collection - Stack's/Bowers 8/2011:7025, $3,162.50

#3 MS64 PCGS grade

#7 MS63 PCGS grade

#8 MS62 PCGS grade

Ron Guth:

1846-O Half Dollars feature two different date logotypes for the year: Medium Date and Tall Date. The differences between the two are obvious when the coins are placed side-by-side, but to attribute a single coin, you will need the aid of the attribution image above. The clearest differences are on the 1 of the date, which is tall and slender on the Tall Date; the 6, whose top ball is widely separated from the bottom loop on the Tall Date; and the 4, which is shaped quite differently on both.