1839-O 50C MS66 Certification #32189863, PCGS #6181

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Owner's Comments

Provenance: Wayte Raymond’s sale of February 1947, lot 536; John Jay Pittman ; David Akers Numismatics, Inc.’s sale of the John Jay Pittman Collection, Part Two, May 1998, lot 1515; Ed Milas, by sale, August 1998, Pogue

PCGS #

6181

Designer

Christian Gobrecht

Edge

Reeded

Diameter

30.00 millimeters

Weight

13.36 grams

Mintage

178976

Metal

90% Silver, 10% Copper

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702

Region

The United States of America

Price Guide

PCGS Population

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

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.
65 or Better	2000	R-4.6	2 / 4	44 / 78 TIE
All Grades	60	R-8.4	2 / 4	38 / 78 TIE
60 or Better	12	R-9.5	1 / 4 TIE	42 / 78 TIE

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.
65 or Better	2000
All Grades	60
60 or Better	12

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.
65 or Better	R-4.6
All Grades	R-8.4
60 or Better	R-9.5

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.
65 or Better	2 / 4
All Grades	2 / 4
60 or Better	1 / 4 TIE

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.
65 or Better	44 / 78 TIE
All Grades	38 / 78 TIE
60 or Better	42 / 78 TIE

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS67 PCGS grade	Knoxville Collection - Jay Parrino’s (The Mint) undated (2002) Fixed Price List - Oliver Jung Collection - American Numismatic Rarities 7/2004:64, $138,000 - Heritage 1/2007:978, $161,000 - Larry Hanks - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2016:4010, $211,500
2	MS66 PCGS grade	Wayte Raymond 2/1947:536 - John Jay Pittman Collection, Part II - David Akers 5/1998:1515, $35,750 - Ed Milas, sold privately in 8/1998 - D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part IV - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2016:4011, $99,875 - The Type Set Collection (Oliver Jung) (PCGS Set Registry) - D.L. Hansen Collection
2	MS66 PCGS grade	Bill Nagle - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30481, $129,250
2	MS66 estimated grade
5	MS65 PCGS grade	Gordon J. Wrubel - Douglas C. Kaselitz Collection - Stack's/Bowers 7/2015:5177, $52,875

#1 MS67 PCGS grade

Knoxville Collection - Jay Parrino’s (The Mint) undated (2002) Fixed Price List - Oliver Jung Collection - American Numismatic Rarities 7/2004:64, $138,000 - Heritage 1/2007:978, $161,000 - Larry Hanks - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2016:4010, $211,500

#2 MS66 PCGS grade

Wayte Raymond 2/1947:536 - John Jay Pittman Collection, Part II - David Akers 5/1998:1515, $35,750 - Ed Milas, sold privately in 8/1998 - D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part IV - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2016:4011, $99,875 - The Type Set Collection (Oliver Jung) (PCGS Set Registry) - D.L. Hansen Collection

#2 MS66 PCGS grade

Bill Nagle - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30481, $129,250

#2 MS66 estimated grade

#5 MS65 PCGS grade

Gordon J. Wrubel - Douglas C. Kaselitz Collection - Stack's/Bowers 7/2015:5177, $52,875