1806 50C Knob 6, Small Stars (Regular Strike)

Series: Draped Bust Half Dollars 1796-1807

PCGS AU58

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PCGS AU58

PCGS #:: 6075

Designer:: Robert Scot

Edge:: Lettered: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR

Diameter:: 32.50 millimeters

Weight:: 13.50 grams

Mintage:: 839,576

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper

Auction Record:: $52,875 • MS63 • 10-18-2012 • Heritage Auctions

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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	300	R-6.4	2 / 13 TIE	5 / 16 TIE
60 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 13	1 / 16
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 13	1 / 16

Survival Estimate
All Grades	300
60 or Better	1
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-6.4
60 or Better	R-10.0
65 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	2 / 13 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 13
65 or Better	1 / 13

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	5 / 16 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 16
65 or Better	1 / 16

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS63 PCGS grade	Stack's, sold privately in 4/1979 - Queller Family Collection - Stack's 10/2002:49, $5,750 - Gary Adkins, sold privately in 12/2002 - Stack's 11/2011:2247, $43,125 - Heritage 10/2012:4295, $52,875 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98443, $39,950
2	MS60 PCGS grade
3	AU58 PCGS grade	Dale Friend Collection
4	AU55 PCGS grade	Meyer Collection
4	AU55 PCGS grade	David Lawrence Rare Coins - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98442, $7,050 - Dale Collection
4	AU55 PCGS grade
7	AU53 PCGS grade
7	AU53 PCGS grade
7	AU53 PCGS grade
7	AU53 PCGS grade

#1 MS63 PCGS grade

Stack's, sold privately in 4/1979 - Queller Family Collection - Stack's 10/2002:49, $5,750 - Gary Adkins, sold privately in 12/2002 - Stack's 11/2011:2247, $43,125 - Heritage 10/2012:4295, $52,875 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98443, $39,950

#2 MS60 PCGS grade

#3 AU58 PCGS grade

Dale Friend Collection

#4 AU55 PCGS grade

Meyer Collection

#4 AU55 PCGS grade

David Lawrence Rare Coins - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98442, $7,050 - Dale Collection

#4 AU55 PCGS grade

#7 AU53 PCGS grade

Ron Guth:

One of the major varieties of 1806 Half Dollars is the Knob 6, Small Stars. The 6 is easy to differentiate...the top stem ends in either a point or a knob. The stars of interest appear on the obverse, not the reverse; they are either Large or Small. The size difference is readily apparent when the two varieties are placed side-by-side, but the key differences are whether the stars are crowded closely together (Large) or whether the star points are well in from the outer border (Small). Three varieties (O-106, 107, and 108) comprise the Knob 6, Small Stars variety. All three are scarce to rare; collectively, they are scarce compared to the single Knob 6, Large Stars (O-105) variety.

The PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census ranges from AU-50 to AU-58, and includes a single PCGS MS-63 as the finest known.