Photo Denom Date Grade TPG Variety GFRC Rating Price Description Buy
Seated 50C 1839 Seated 50C 1839
With Drapery 		MS65
 PCGS
32707208 		WB-5
 Gem $25500 With Drapery, Gem Original, Newtown Collection, Ex. Pogue.. A stellar pedigree accompanies this Gem half dollar, which traces the coin to both the Pogue and Pryor collections. Although lacking the 1853-O No Arrows half, the Pryor collection included just about everything else, including an MS-64 1878-S and a complete, Mint State set of Carson City halves. A quick tilt of the present coin reveals blue and rose-copper patina, and the eye appeal is strong. A few stars are softly impressed, while most of the eagle claws are sharp. WB-5, with a die lump just beneath the drapery to the right side. This piece is tied for finest known at CAC, which notes 65 coins total, including five pieces certified at MS65 and no examples finer. Previously from the Pogue V sale (Stack’s Bowers, January 2017), lot 5027, where it sold for $21,150. Earlier from the Pryor collection, there sold by Bowers & Merena (January 1996), lot 98, at $3,080. Housed in a PCGS Gen 6.0 (2015-2020) PCGS holder with special Pogue label pedigree. The label reads D. Brent Pogue Collection, WB-102 Seated Drapery. Ex. GFRC January 2023, at $24,500. PCGS #6232.