1832 O-118 R1 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 12
Reverse: M
Common die marriage. MS64 seems to be the ceiling, but there are plenty to choose from in all grades up to there.
Variety Attribution: Obverse-Stars 8 and 13 are each slightly less than 1/2 mm. from cap and curl. Date is 8 mm.and low. with a 3 more slender and open than most. This is another laced lips obverse (See O-101 and O-102)
Reverse- 50 C. is 1 1/2 mm. A thick stubby topl on 5 and 50 is very close together. Arrow to A is slightly less than 1 mm. I is centered under left side of T. A small notch creates the double corner on shield.
1832 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-118: 21
Overall Number: 379Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records:
03/13 Heritage (ANA-Dallas) NGC MS65
05/16 Goldberg (Pre-Long Beach) PCGS MS64 (Former NGC MS63)
04/16 Heritage (CSNS-Chicago) PCGS MS64
08/15 Stack's-B (ANA-Chicago) NGC MS64+
06/14 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS MS64 CAC