1827 O-113 R4- Capped Bust Half Dollar

Variety Attribution O-113: Obverse-Star 13 a close 1/4 mm. to Curl. Stars are large and close to milling. Date is 8 mm. Most high grade specimens show a patch of fine lines from milling above front of cap and small defects left of the base of 1, right of 7 and from 2 segments, 1 below and 1 to right of 7.

O-113a: Long die crack from milling below 2, up through tail of 7, inner points of stars 12 and 12, then curving upward just inside of the stars to cap.

Reverse- AT joined at base, ED very close. 50 C. is 1 1/4 mm. and high, with a very large C.  Arrow to A is slightly less than 1/2 mm. Right side of T and left side of I in line. A fine extra crossbar shows as a horizontal tool mark to right of the center apex of shield. Several lines of stripes 1 through 5 extend into crossbars with line 1 of stripe 5 penetrating to crossbar 5. First s in STATES is recut over a first attempt that was higher and further to the right.