1830 O-108 R3 Small 0 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 5 (Second Marriage)
Reverse: H (also used in 1831 as Rev M, O-118)
This one is somewhat tougher in higher grades, especially above AU.
NGC Graded XF45. Gray dirt to the extreme. This one has claims to AU with decent luster remaining.
Variety Attribution: Obverse-Star 13 is 1/2 mm. from curl. Date is a close 8 mm. There is a fine circular line in upper loop of 8. 18 is noticeably higher than 30. Most show a dot below date between 8 and 3 near milling.
Reverse- 50 C. is 1 1/4 mm. and rather high, with a tall open 5. Arrow to A is 1/2 mm. Left sides of T-I in line. Many fine crossbar lines extend far into right wing. Most specimens show a fine die crack at top of UNITED.
1831 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-108: 5 (Minted in 1831 after 1831 O-103)
Overall Number: 340Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records:
09/12 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS MS64 CAC (former NGC MS64)
04/09 Heritage (CSNS-Cincinatti) PCGS MS64
12/18 Heritage (Internet) ANACS AU58
08/17 Heritage (ANA-Denver) PCGS AU58
01/17 Downey MBS 44 PCGS AU58 CAC