Perhaps overshadowed by the single extremely prolific die marriage of the Round Top 6 type, the Pointed 6 half eagles of 1806 are actually fairly scarce. There are five different Pointed 6 varieties, four of them rated Rarity-5+ or higher and two of them rated fully Rarity-7. Mint Director Robert Patterson was rightly proud of his facility's output in 1806, including more than 64,000 half eagles of this date. The vast majority of those half eagles, perhaps as many as 50,000 of them according to John Dannreuther, were of the Round Top 6 variety. Bearing the same date, the Pointed 6 half eagles are accorded relatively little respect, even though the PCGS Population Report reflects seven times more Round Top 6 specimens having been certified, encompassing all grades.

1806 "Rounded 6" Capped Bust Right Half Eagle

1806 "Pointed 6" Capped Bust Right Half Eagle

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the D. Brent Pogue Part II Auction, where it realized $129,250.

1806 Pointed 6 Capped Bust Half Eagle Auction Highlights

1806 "Pointed 6" Capped Bust Right Half Eagle PCGS MS-65 Sold for $129,250   View Lot 2087

1806 "Pointed 6" Capped Bust Right Half Eagle NGC MS-65 Sold for $109,250   View Lot 2467

1806 "Pointed 6" Capped Bust Right Half Eagle PCGS MS-63, CAC Sold for $33,957   View Lot 13310