1829 O-111 R2 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 6 (Second Marriage)
Reverse: H (Second Marriage, 1828 rev Q from O-119)
O-111 R2 below, O-111a R2 at bottom
Generally available in all grades up to MS66. Half way or later through the production run, the dies were apparently polished and at least one Proof was struck, as well as there being Prooflike specimens available.
Variety Attribution: Obverse-Date is 8 3/4 mm. 9 shows recutting at right. Lips are parted to half depth of mouth. Stars usually drawn to edge.
Reverse- 50 C. is 1 1/2 mm. and well centered. Arrow to A is 1/2 mm. STA and E in STATES recut, it was first started well to the left of the final cutting. Top of 5 also recut. tip of upper arrow feather extends to the left. A2 and A3 are filled at top. This is reverse Q used in 1828 (O-119).
O-111a: The recutting of STA and E has been lapped off
1829 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-111: 3
Overall Number: 297Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-111):
08/07 Stack's (Sherman-Milwaukee) NGC MS66
08/17 Heritage (ANA-Denver) PCGS MS65 (former PCGS MS63 (Secure, Link))
02/07 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS MS65
11/13 Heritage (Newman) NGC MS64+* CAC
02/12 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS MS64
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-111a):
01/08 Alpine Numismatics FPL PCGS MS64
02/20 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS MS63
08/16 Heritage (ANA-Anaheim) NGC MS62 CAC
02/15 Heritage (Long Beach) NGC MS62
12/11 Heritage (Dallas) NGC AU58